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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-11-26" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <heading>Question Time</heading>
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    <subject>
      <name>McGowan, Dr C.</name>
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        <heading>McGowan, Dr C.</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2019-11-26">
            <name>McGowan, Dr C.</name>
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        <startTime time="2019-11-26T14:23:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5412">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (14:23):</by>  My questions to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing are as follows:</text>
        <text id="201911269104458fdf60454ba0000040">1.&amp;#x9;Will the minister advise whether his Chief Executive of SA Health, Dr Chris McGowan, told the truth when he stated on 29 October that he did not 'involve himself in anything in that area of the business' in relation to his former company Silver Chain?</text>
        <text id="201911269104458fdf60454ba0000041">2.&amp;#x9;Will the minister advise whether the public sector code of conduct requires government chief executives to tell the truth when appearing before parliamentary committees?</text>
        <text id="201911269104458fdf60454ba0000042">3.&amp;#x9;What are the consequences for a government chief executive who provides inaccurate information to a parliamentary committee?</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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          <question date="2019-11-26">
            <name>McGowan, Dr C.</name>
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        <startTime time="2019-11-26T14:24:10" />
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:24):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. Members would be aware that the issues in relation to Mr McGowan have been referred to the commissioner for public employment, who has sought the assistance of an independent person. If they have any accusation to make, they should make it. If they have information that they would like to share with the commissioner for public employment, I would encourage them to do so.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Supplementary, the Hon. Ms Scriven.</text>
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