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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2018-11-07" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Ambulance Ramping</name>
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        <heading>Ambulance Ramping</heading>
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      <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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            <name>Ambulance Ramping</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-11-07T14:26:49" />
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          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:26):</by>  Final supplementary arising from the original answer: will the minister implement the ambulance employees' call for the waiving of ambulance fees for patients who were ramped in emergency departments, given that it is the worst it has ever been?</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20181107605192d8939f48e3b0000071">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The last bit is not appropriate for a supplementary, you know that, Leader of the Opposition, but I am going to allow the first bit because I am feeling generous towards you today, but do not stretch the friendship.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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        <startTime time="2018-11-07T14:27:18" />
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:27):</by>  Yes, I am aware of the Ambulance Employees Association's suggestion but the government does not intend to implement that suggestion at this time.</text>
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