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      <name>Forensic Science SA Awards</name>
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        <heading>Forensic Science SA Awards</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
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            <name>Forensic Science SA Awards</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (15:06):</by>  Supplementary: were concerns raised with you about the poor condition of Forensic SA's facilities during your visit to the awards presentation?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>Forensic Science SA Awards</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) (15:06):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. At the recent awards that were held at an Adelaide City Council facility, no, I don't recall the conditions being raised. As I have outlined to this chamber previously, in the actual visit to Divett Place, the actual Forensic Science SA facilities, yes, I did have people raise concerns. And do you know what? That is exactly why, as I have outlined to the chamber, we have made a commitment for many hundreds of millions of dollars for a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility, which the previous government did not.</text>
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