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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2020-06-03" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
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  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Safeguarding Taskforce</name>
      <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000106">
        <heading>Safeguarding Taskforce</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2020-06-03">
            <name>Safeguarding Taskforce</name>
          </question>
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        <startTime time="2020-06-03T14:32:57" />
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000107">
          <timeStamp time="2020-06-03T14:32:57" />
          <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:32):</by>  New question: the minister has claimed that media reporting on this issue has been inaccurate. Minister, what exactly has been inaccurate, or are you just casting general slurs at those seeking to hold the government to account?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Human Services</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2020-06-03">
            <name>Safeguarding Taskforce</name>
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        <startTime time="2020-06-03T14:33:12" />
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000108">
          <timeStamp time="2020-06-03T14:33:12" />
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:33):</by>  The reporting of the task force in today's paper was inaccurate. There may well be other comments—</text>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000109">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000110">
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  Because it said that the terms of reference weren't available, and they have—</text>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000111">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000112">
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  They weren't publicly available—</text>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000113">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000114">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000115">
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  They had been circulating with the committee. This is quite a natural process that—</text>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000116">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000117">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5413" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. Bourke</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000118">
          <by role="member" id="5413">The Hon. E.S. Bourke:</by>  You are quoted right here, on radio.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000119">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order! I can't hear the minister.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5413" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. Bourke</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000120">
          <by role="member" id="5413">The Hon. E.S. Bourke:</by>  I can provide it if you like.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000121">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The Hon. Ms Bourke! I cannot hear the minister's answer.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000122">
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  Members of the task force have been trying to correct the record today, saying, 'What on earth were they talking about? What on earth was this reporting that the terms of reference didn't exist?' I think that was the implication. That is highly inaccurate. My other concern is in relation to—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5413" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. Bourke</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000123">
          <by role="member" id="5413">The Hon. E.S. Bourke:</by>  No, a final terms of reference. You can have a draft. Is it the final?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000124">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order, the Hon. Ms Bourke!</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="2742" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <page num="906" />
        <text id="202006031eef32e086f1409d80000125">
          <by role="member" id="2742">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK:</by>  My other concerns relate to a lot of supposition that has taken place by various individuals which I think it is fair to say is unhelpful, given that this terrible and tragic death is now a major crime. I think it behoves us all to stick to the facts that have been established rather than engage in supposition.</text>
      </talker>
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