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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Whyalla Steelworks</name>
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        <heading>Whyalla Steelworks</heading>
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        <name>Mr PATTERSON</name>
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        <electorate id="">Morphett</electorate>
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          <question date="2025-02-19T00:00:00+10:30">
            <name>Whyalla Steelworks</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5384" referenceid="facf38f4c95b4f27b86257b48e3f699a">Mr PATTERSON (Morphett) (14:58):</by>  My question is again to the Premier. Have any contractors removed their equipment from the Whyalla Steelworks today?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">West Torrens</electorate>
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            <name>Minister for Infrastructure and Transport</name>
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            <name>Whyalla Steelworks</name>
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          <by role="member" id="633" referenceid="daab39c192204b0f88930f68be57ad22">The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:58):</by>  I have had nothing verified, but the usual procedure is that the administrators will control entry and access of the plant. I don't know. If you have an example you would like to share with the house, I am happy to hear it. I don't know what individual people are doing, but ultimately whenever something goes into administration there is a lot of misinformation that can get out there from people. The truth here is that the administrators are fully funded. That means that bills will be paid going forward. That means that this is not that work will cease, this will be an ongoing operation. We want to get a good outcome for creditors and we want to get a good outcome for Australian steel manufacturing. I don't have anything verified. If the member has something that he has verified that actually occurred, he should share it with the house.</text>
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