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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>O'Hanlon, Ms C.</name>
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        <heading>O'Hanlon, Ms C.</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>O'Hanlon, Ms C.</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Attorney-General a question concerning Cressida O'Hanlon and accountability.</text>
        <text id="20240222e980fae50253422590000309">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI:</by>  Parliamentary records show that Ms Cressida O'Hanlon was working for a member of this council on 7 February 2023. It has also been revealed that on that same day Ms O'Hanlon received an email from her husband, James O'Hanlon, asking her to arrange a meeting with the minister or Chief of Staff to discuss securing taxpayer funds for Mr O'Hanlon's business, Citadel Secure. My questions to the Attorney-General are:</text>
        <text id="20240222e980fae50253422590000311">1.&amp;#x9;Can the Attorney-General confirm if Ms Cressida O'Hanlon was working for a member of parliament on Tuesday 7 February 2023?</text>
        <text id="20240222e980fae50253422590000312">2.&amp;#x9;Did Ms Cressida O'Hanlon speak with any parliamentary member concerning her husband's desire to meet with a minister or Chief of Staff to secure funding for his business?</text>
        <text id="20240222e980fae50253422590000313">3.&amp;#x9;Does the Attorney-General agree that it is entirely inappropriate for a member's parliamentary staffer to use their privileged position to access meetings with ministers or senior staff for personal gain?</text>
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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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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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        <startTime time="2024-02-22T14:23:03+10:30" />
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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) (14:23):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. Unfortunately, there seems to be not a single thing in any part of that question that has anything to do with my ministerial responsibilities to this chamber.</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  The honourable Leader of the Opposition, your third question?</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order! I just want to listen to the question, please.</text>
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