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  <date date="2018-11-13" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>SA Pathology</name>
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          <heading>SA Pathology</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4841" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Mr PICTON</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Kaurna</electorate>
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          <question date="2018-11-13">
            <name>SA Pathology</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4841">Mr PICTON (Kaurna)</by> (18 September 2018).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4342" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Stuart</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Energy and Mining</name>
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          <question date="2018-11-13">
            <name>SA Pathology</name>
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          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4342">The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining):</by>  The Minister for Health and Wellbeing has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The question is hypothetical. The government has not decided to procure pathology services from alternate providers. The 2018-19 state budget includes SA Pathology efficiencies of $25 million in 2019-20, rising to $35 million in 2020-21 and $45 million from 2021-22. The SA Pathology Sustainability Project will involve consultation and engagement with staff and stakeholders throughout the process.</inserted>
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