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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2023-05-02T14:15:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>55</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
  <house>Legislative Council</house>
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  <dateModified time="2023-07-06T10:04:06+09:30" />
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Regional Rail</name>
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        <inserted>
          <heading>Regional Rail</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="6802" referenceid="c1fd605273be4c058a02036c43289159" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. R.A. SIMMS</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2023-05-02T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Regional Rail</name>
          </question>
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        <text id="2023050231f1dcdfa91d4a4ba0001006">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="6802" referenceid="c1fd605273be4c058a02036c43289159">the Hon. R.A. SIMMS </by>().8 March 2023).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2023-05-02T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Regional Rail</name>
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        <text id="2023050231f1dcdfa91d4a4ba0001007">
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            <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries):</by>  The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The reactivation of regional rail is supported, where there is evidence that it sustainably meets a defined service requirement. Viterra and Aurizon's current investigation of Eyre Peninsula rail is an example of investigating rail, as part of a defined supply chain solution.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="2023050231f1dcdfa91d4a4ba0001009">
          <inserted>The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is assisting Viterra and Aurizon in their investigations and look forward to the outcome of their assessment and business case.</inserted>
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