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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Chief Justice</name>
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          <heading>Chief Justice</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. F. PANGALLO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2024-08-27T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Chief Justice</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2024-08-28T00:00:00+09:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="5419" referenceid="10d60568293c40059d4659591683f18e">the Hon. F. PANGALLO </by>().27 June 2024).  </inserted>
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        <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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            <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>  Having conducted a review of correspondence received by my office, I am advised that I have received four emails from members of the public regarding the amendments which abolished the appointment of King's Counsel since the introduction of the Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Bill 2024. This is a significantly lower number than on other bills I have introduced.</inserted>
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