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      <name>Family Violence Court</name>
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        <heading>Family Violence Court</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Family Violence Court</name>
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          <by role="member" id="3126" referenceid="5c423631416444aeb0c7e273b130ee55">The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (15:01):</by>  Supplementary: I thank the minister for his answer. Is the purpose of that listing in the Magistrates Court to expedite matters, in line with my question?</text>
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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>Family Violence Court</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) (15:01):</by>  Generally where there is a special listing it is to make sure those matters are dealt with—it is often twofold: to make sure that there are similar people hearing those matters for consistency but also where there is a special list it often helps matters in terms of timing. So it is not the first available slot, because there is a specialised list that those matters can then go into. </text>
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