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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-10-16" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Repatriation General Hospital</name>
      <text id="2018101659eddbdee81c41aeb0000319">
        <heading>Repatriation General Hospital</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Leader of the Opposition</electorate>
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          <question date="2018-10-16">
            <name>Repatriation General Hospital</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-10-16T15:19:24" />
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:19):</by>  Supplementary question from the original answer: why did the minister say in July, 'there's been painting done, IT's been connected, phones have been connected…so we're ready', in relation to reopening beds at the Repat if in fact he had no intention to reopen them back in July? Why would he say that?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Health and Wellbeing</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2018-10-16">
            <name>Repatriation General Hospital</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-10-16T15:19:43" />
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:19):</by>  The government made a commitment, coming into the election, that we would reopen beds at the Repat and that is exactly what we will do. We have reaffirmed our commitment to open care transition beds because all three concepts for the site include care transition. The dilemma in terms of articulating the master plan with—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order!</text>
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        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE:</by>  As we are so close to the implementation of the master plan, the government is keen to coordinate both the reopening of beds on the property with the delivery of the master plan.</text>
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