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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2024-09-25T11:00:00+09:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>GFG Alliance</name>
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      <text id="2024092505771c6e398a44f280000498">
        <heading>GFG Alliance</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2024-09-25T01:30:00+09:30">
            <name>GFG Alliance</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (15:02):</by>  I seek leave to give a brief explanation before addressing a question to the Minister for Industrial Relations regarding superannuation payments.</text>
        <text id="2024092505771c6e398a44f280000500">Leave granted.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="6827" referenceid="b04d90ce5a204cc6b8913d2697f86b49">The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO:</by>  The ATO requires superannuation payments to be made and recorded quarterly. Any delayed or non-payment seriously affects workers' retirement nests. The Treasurer yesterday confirmed that GFG is behind on state government taxes such as royalties. Regular and recorded superannuation payments are a legal requirement. With questions looming regarding the financial stability of GFG, my questions to the minister are:</text>
        <text id="2024092505771c6e398a44f280000502">1.&amp;#x9;What is the minister doing to ensure GFG workers and their benefits, including superannuation, are secured?</text>
        <text id="2024092505771c6e398a44f280000503">2.&amp;#x9;Is the minister aware if the superannuation payments for GFG workers is up to date?</text>
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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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          <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) (15:03):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. The regulation and monitoring, as much as it takes place, of superannuation is entirely in the federal jurisdiction. But as there have been indications, particularly in the other place, this state government is doing everything it can, monitoring the situation with Whyalla, and will do all it can to support the people of Whyalla. It is what Labor governments have done in the past under Jay Weatherill, and it is what the Labor government will continue to do under Peter Malinauskas.</text>
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