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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-09-05" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>SA Pathology</name>
      <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000204">
        <heading>SA Pathology</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2018-09-05">
            <name>SA Pathology</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-09-05T15:19:20" />
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:19):</by>  Supplementary question arising from the original answer: would the minister agree if someone had said, quote:</text>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000206">
          <inserted>…the former opposition, now the government, gave a commitment before the election that we would not implement the staff reductions…</inserted>
        </text>
        <text continued="true" id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000207">And that was in relation to SA Pathology. Would the minister agree that someone making that comment and doing what they are now is a massive hypocrite and has misled parliament back then?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2018-09-05">
            <name>SA Pathology</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-09-05T15:20:25" />
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000208">
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:20):</by>  I am not sure what the honourable member is referring to.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. Maher</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000209">
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. Maher:</by>  What you said two months ago.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. Hunter</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000210">
          <by role="member" id="3122">The Hon. I.K. Hunter:</by>  Your <term>Hansard</term> record. Your words.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000211">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Leader of the Opposition, it's not appropriate for you to shout at the minister after you yourself have asked a question. I would like to listen to the minister respond to your question.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000212">
          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE:</by>  What I stress is that the government is determined to make sure that we deliver cost-effective, quality services for Australians in Health, and the budget provides a clear pathway forward.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. Hunter</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000213">
          <by role="member" id="3122">The Hon. I.K. Hunter:</by>  Misleading South Australians again.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. Maher</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000214">
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. Maher:</by>  Check your phone, Stephen.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3122" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. Hunter</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000215">
          <by role="member" id="3122">The Hon. I.K. Hunter:</by>  Check the <term>Hansard</term>, more likely.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. Maher</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000216">
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. Maher:</by>  Check your phone; I am sure they're sending you <term>Hansard</term>.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="2018090565bc8c73ca08487a90000217">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Leader of the Opposition, have you quite finished? I would like to hear the Hon. John Dawkins' question.</text>
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