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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2022-11-30T11:00:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
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  <dateModified time="2023-07-06T09:42:30+09:30" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Port Lincoln Hospital Security</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Port Lincoln Hospital Security</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. S.L. GAME</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2022-11-30T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Port Lincoln Hospital Security</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="20221130631c797449564161b0001178">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3">the Hon. S.L. GAME </by>().6 September 2022).  </inserted>
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      <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>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2022-11-30T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Port Lincoln Hospital Security</name>
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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):</by>  The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>We have been aware of security incidents at Port Lincoln Hospital for several years, and during the election campaign we committed to a security review of the hospital. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20221130631c797449564161b0001181">
          <inserted>A comprehensive review of security risks and arrangements will be conducted and to ensure exceptional quality, will be overseen by a committee, led by an independent chair, and made up of a broad membership, including health, clinical, consumer, cultural and union representatives, with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation among them. </inserted>
        </text>
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          <inserted>The first formal meeting on the security review was undertaken on 24 October. </inserted>
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          <inserted>In the meantime, following approval by the Eyre and Far North Local Health Network governing board, I am pleased to confirm that security guards have been stationed to provide 24/7 coverage at the hospital, which commenced 10 October.</inserted>
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