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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2019-10-17" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>54</parliamentNum>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Gene Technology</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Gene Technology</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="3125" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2019-10-17">
            <name>Gene Technology</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20191017d245e4ae97594054b0001324">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="3125">the Hon. R.P. WORTLEY </by>(31 July 2019).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2019-10-17">
            <name>Gene Technology</name>
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        </questions>
        <text id="20191017d245e4ae97594054b0001325">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20191017d245e4ae97594054b0001326">
          <inserted>The member's question is baseless.</inserted>
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        <text id="20191017d245e4ae97594054b0001327">
          <inserted>As the South Australian member on the Legislative and Governance Forum on Gene Technology, I chose not to vote on this matter.</inserted>
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        <text id="20191017d245e4ae97594054b0001328">
          <inserted>I considered that, in all the circumstances, the matter would be better dealt with in session. </inserted>
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        <text id="20191017d245e4ae97594054b0001329">
          <inserted>SA Health is confident that there will be no health, safety or environmental concerns resulting from these amendments.</inserted>
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      </talker>
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