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  <date date="2023-08-29T11:00:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Thomas Foods International</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Thomas Foods International</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Mr WHETSTONE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Chaffey</electorate>
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          <question date="2023-08-29T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Thomas Foods International</name>
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          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4339" referenceid="578eb1a82ef14e8ab4261939b72f9549">Mr WHETSTONE (Chaffey)</by> (5 July 2023).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="6889" referenceid="020b6db900d1457ebfe4919753f9c64a" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Taylor</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Trade and Investment</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing and Urban Development</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing Infrastructure</name>
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            <name>Minister for Planning</name>
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          <question date="2023-08-29T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>Thomas Foods International</name>
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            <by role="member" id="6889" referenceid="020b6db900d1457ebfe4919753f9c64a">The Hon. N.D. CHAMPION (Taylor—Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Planning):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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        <text id="202308292abf07c3944e491ab0002842">
          <inserted>The first stage of a new greenfield meat processing facility north of Murray Bridge has been constructed and is transitioning to production. Once fully operational the facility is expected to be the largest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.</inserted>
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        <text id="202308292abf07c3944e491ab0002843">
          <inserted>I am advised:</inserted>
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            <inserted>road infrastructure upgrades including an intersection at Mannum Road is complete.</inserted>
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          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>gas connection and supply from the Riverland pipeline is complete and commissioned.</inserted>
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          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>extension and connection of electricity infrastructure to the site, including substation upgrades is complete and commissioned.</inserted>
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        <text id="202308292abf07c3944e491ab0002847">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>extension and connection of potable water to the site is complete and commissioned; and</inserted>
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          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>construction of wastewater infrastructure is complete.</inserted>
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        <text id="202308292abf07c3944e491ab0002849">
          <inserted>Infrastructure payments have been made direct to infrastructure providers. The last payment, to SA Water, is expected to occur in quarter one of 2023-24.</inserted>
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