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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2019-09-12" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>SA Water</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>SA Water</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4622" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Dr CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-12">
            <name>SA Water</name>
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        <text id="20190912e6b7195e9f9549c1a0002229">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4622">Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)</by> (30 July 2019).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4837" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Black</electorate>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Environment and Water</name>
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        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-09-12">
            <name>SA Water</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="20190912e6b7195e9f9549c1a0002230">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4837">The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Minister for Environment and Water):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The forecast operating expense excluding depreciation, interest and tax for SA Water in the 2019-20 state budget for each year over the forward estimates is:</inserted>
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            <inserted>2019-20: $607.5 million</inserted>
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        <text id="20190912e6b7195e9f9549c1a0002233">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>2020-21: $564.8 million</inserted>
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          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>2021-22: $580.9 million </inserted>
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          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>2022-23: $588.6 million.</inserted>
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      </talker>
    </subject>
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