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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2022-11-17T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Business Migration Program Objectives</name>
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          <heading>Business Migration Program Objectives</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2022-11-17T03:45:00+10:30" qonNum="160">
            <name>Business Migration Program Objectives</name>
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          <inserted>160 <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO </by>().28 September 2022).  Can the Deputy Premier advise:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;What are the government's primary objectives for the business migration program?</inserted>
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          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;What is the government's strategy to achieve these objectives?</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</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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          <question date="2022-11-17T03:45:00+10:30" qonNum="160">
            <name>Business Migration Program Objectives</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector):</by>  The Deputy Premier has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The South Australian government's primary objectives for the business migration program are to:</inserted>
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            <inserted>Attract high quality investment and business talent into the South Australian economy.</inserted>
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            <inserted>Increase employment in South Australia.</inserted>
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            <inserted>Drive innovation to make South Australia more productive and competitive.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The state's business migration strategy for 2022-23 is to nominate proven and experienced businesspeople and talented entrepreneurs who have a genuine intent to build a business in South Australia and contribute to economic growth and employment.</inserted>
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          <inserted>The Department for Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS) engages with key markets to promote South Australia as a migration destination to live, invest and do business in, including through migration professionals in Australia and overseas that have a track record in attracting successful businesspeople to South Australia.</inserted>
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