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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2022-09-08T11:00:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Ministerial Conduct</name>
      <text id="20220908148b8a5c132f4bc780000240">
        <heading>Ministerial Conduct</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2022-09-08T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Ministerial Conduct</name>
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        <startTime time="2022-09-08T14:20:31+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:20):</by>  Supplementary question: what is the Attorney-General going to do if ministers of this government are not complying with an act which is under his purview?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER:</by>  Point of order, Mr President.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER:</by>  Well, rules are important.</text>
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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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      <talker role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20220908148b8a5c132f4bc780000246">
          <by role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER:</by>  I find it very hard—</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20220908148b8a5c132f4bc780000247">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  I will listen to the Attorney-General. Sorry, I will listen to the whip.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20220908148b8a5c132f4bc780000248">
          <by role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER:</by>  Not yet, sir, not yet.</text>
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      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20220908148b8a5c132f4bc780000249">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Yes, sorry. I will listen to the whip. Go.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER:</by>  I find it very hard to—</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="2742" referenceid="1df522b2c3094a7386fc17e1fb16d162">The Hon. J.M.A. Lensink:</by>  Anyone could do a better job.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <text id="20220908148b8a5c132f4bc780000252">
          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">
        <name>The Hon. I.K. HUNTER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="3122" referenceid="c8a0c3187b2e476d8defa1809fecdf53">The Hon. I.K. HUNTER:</by>  I find it very hard to see how that could arise from the very brief and concise answer the Attorney gave.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  It's not really up to you to make that decision; it's up to me. I will allow you to answer it, Attorney, if you see fit.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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        <startTime time="2022-09-08T14:21:17+09:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:21):</by>  It is almost impossible to answer. It's a hypothetical question because I am not aware of any suggestion that someone has actually breached any such conduct.</text>
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