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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
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      <name>SafeWork SA</name>
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          <heading>SafeWork SA</heading>
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        <name>In reply to Mr TEAGUE</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Heysen</electorate>
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            <name>Deputy Leader of the Opposition</name>
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          <question date="2025-09-16T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>SafeWork SA</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2025-09-17T00:00:00+09:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="5381" referenceid="a67795d8a9734f88b14c11a0318b3b0c" uid="29621ced7ce24f72a44e8c27ac0ff0a6">Mr TEAGUE (Heysen—Deputy Leader of the Opposition)  </by>(24 June 2025).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
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            <name>Special Minister of State</name>
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            <name>SafeWork SA</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" uid="52e39bf6607d4f10ae068632aa41a4d0">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State):</by>  I have been advised of the following: </inserted>
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          <inserted>For the 2024-25 financial year:</inserted>
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            <inserted>63.9 inspectors were employed by SafeWork SA. </inserted>
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            <inserted>Of these:</inserted>
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          <item sublevel="2" bullet="true">
            <inserted>10 were based in regional offices </inserted>
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            <inserted>53.9 were based in the metropolitan office</inserted>
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            <inserted>inspectors conducted 7,701 worksite visits. </inserted>
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            <inserted>Of these:</inserted>
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            <inserted>968 worksite visits were conducted in regional areas</inserted>
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            <inserted>6,733 worksite visits were conducted in the metropolitan area</inserted>
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            <inserted>3,869 case files were created for the attention of inspectors. </inserted>
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            <inserted>Of these:</inserted>
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            <inserted>494 case files were allocated to regional offices</inserted>
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            <inserted>3,375 case files were allocated to the metropolitan office.</inserted>
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