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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Construction Industry, Business Confidence</name>
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        <heading>Construction Industry, Business Confidence</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
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            <name>Construction Industry, Business Confidence</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (14:57):</by>  Supplementary: does the Minister for Industrial Relations agree that it is his responsibility to be monitoring the handling and effects of union bullying in the construction industry?</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>Construction Industry, Business Confidence</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) (14:58):</by>  Here we go. I am glad that has been asked. We had legislation—</text>
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        <name>The President</name>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order!</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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          <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER:</by>  —that is no longer in this place about the administration of the state counterpart to the CFMEU. Do you know how keen the Liberal Party were for that to happen? Keen enough to filibuster on that bill for hours and hours last night. We are the ones serious about making sure there is industrial harmony in this state, not those opposite.</text>
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