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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2021-02-03" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Superloop Adelaide 500</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Superloop Adelaide 500</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2021-02-03">
            <name>Superloop Adelaide 500</name>
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        <text id="202102031701b7fedbb445f490000746">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="4697">the Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) </by>(12 November 2020).  </inserted>
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      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="605" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2021-02-03">
            <name>Superloop Adelaide 500</name>
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        </questions>
        <text id="202102031701b7fedbb445f490000747">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="605">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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        <text id="202102031701b7fedbb445f490000748">
          <inserted>The overall expenditure on the Adelaide 500 was approximately $30 million, offset by corporate partnerships, hospitality and ticket sales. The net cost of the event was over $10 million.</inserted>
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        <text id="202102031701b7fedbb445f490000749">
          <inserted>The South Australian Tourism Commission has provided the following estimates of the economic benefit of the 2020 Adelaide 500:</inserted>
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          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>Economic benefit of $38.6 million;</inserted>
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        </text>
        <text id="202102031701b7fedbb445f490000751">
          <item sublevel="1" bullet="true">
            <inserted>354 jobs created.</inserted>
          </item>
        </text>
      </talker>
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