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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-02-07T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Pill Testing</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Pill Testing</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6802" referenceid="c1fd605273be4c058a02036c43289159" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. R.A. SIMMS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2023-02-07T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Pill Testing</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="6802" referenceid="c1fd605273be4c058a02036c43289159">the Hon. R.A. SIMMS </by>().29 November 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>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2023-02-07T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Pill Testing</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>Our government released and is now implementing a comprehensive policy regarding illicit drugs that involves more rehabilitation beds and more support to families of drug users. </inserted>
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        <text id="2023020784a10815bb6f474280001136">
          <inserted>Our government has been consistent before the election in not supporting pill testing as part of our policy.</inserted>
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