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      <name>Eyre Peninsula Desalination Plant</name>
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        <heading>Eyre Peninsula Desalination Plant</heading>
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        <name>Mr TELFER</name>
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        <electorate id="">Flinders</electorate>
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            <name>Eyre Peninsula Desalination Plant</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6888" referenceid="1b23b655d40349f8a472b7b9eeba16df">Mr TELFER (Flinders) (15:10):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Water. Is SA Water using or planning to use seismic testing as part of their process for a desalination plant at Billy Lights Point, Port Lincoln and, if so, does the minister have concerns about any potential impacts on the local environment and aquaculture activities?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. S.E. CLOSE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Port Adelaide</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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            <name>Minister for Climate, Environment and Water</name>
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          <question date="2024-03-06T00:00:00+10:30">
            <name>Eyre Peninsula Desalination Plant</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4622" referenceid="aa45c8bc1b33484c8becbf1c17397e74">The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Minister for Defence and Space Industries, Minister for Climate, Environment and Water) (15:11):</by>  I have seen some concern raised about some seismic testing that is being proposed, but rather than speak not having sufficient expertise to respond, I will take that question on notice.</text>
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