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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2015-12-08" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>53</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>2</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <reviewStage>published</reviewStage>
  <startPage num="2563" />
  <endPage num="2672" />
  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding>
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001487">
      <heading>Answers to Questions</heading>
    </text>
    <subject>
      <name>APY Lands, Road Infrastructure</name>
      <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001488">
        <inserted>
          <heading>APY Lands, Road Infrastructure</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="1819" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-12-08">
            <name>APY Lands, Road Infrastructure</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001489">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="1819">the Hon. T.J. STEPHENS </by>(3 June 2015).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <electorate id="">Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2015-12-08">
            <name>APY Lands, Road Infrastructure</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001490">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="4697">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation):</by>
          </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001491">
          <inserted>Construction works on the Pukatja Airstrip Access Road commenced on 22<sup></sup>June 2015, and were completed in late August 2015.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001492">
          <inserted>The section of works, from Stuart Highway to Indulkana commenced on 19 September 2015 and is expected to be completed in December 2015, weather permitting. Construction on the 43 kilometre section, from Pukatja to Umuwa is planned to commence in early 2016.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20151208cbc289e288e9481590001493">
          <inserted>Under the National Partnership agreement with the commonwealth, the project completion date is scheduled for the 2018-19 financial year.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
    </subject>
  </proceeding>
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