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  <date date="2018-12-06" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Becker Helicopters</name>
      <text id="201812061a03abd9567c4072a0001243">
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          <heading>Becker Helicopters</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Mr MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2018-12-06">
            <name>Becker Helicopters</name>
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        <text id="201812061a03abd9567c4072a0001244">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="5084">Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition)</by> (28 November 2018).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2018-12-06">
            <name>Becker Helicopters</name>
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        <text id="201812061a03abd9567c4072a0001245">
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            <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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        <text id="201812061a03abd9567c4072a0001246">
          <inserted>Becker Helicopters is committed to the company's relocation to Whyalla and is continuing to pursue business development opportunities overseas in order to ensure the necessary contracts are secured to enable the relocation. Becker Helicopters has engaged a contractor for the design of the facilities and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with TAFE SA to form an ongoing training partnership.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The relocation will transform South Australia into a strategic hub for Becker Helicopters, with 80 highly skilled positions and training for 50 international students each year. These skilled roles will offer sustainable employment opportunities, with majority of the support staff to be sourced locally. Becker Helicopters has reached its first agreed milestone of project initiation, and in accordance with the funding agreement, the first instalment has been paid to Becker Helicopters.</inserted>
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