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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2024-11-26T14:15:00+10:30" />
  <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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  <endPage num="7452" />
  <dateModified time="2024-11-28T12:11:00+10:30" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>PFAS</name>
      <text id="20241126259c1b76be584d3bb0002047">
        <inserted>
          <heading>PFAS</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. S.L. GAME</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <questions>
          <question date="2024-11-26T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>PFAS</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20241126259c1b76be584d3bb0002048">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="6929" referenceid="53ca1cd2e19847a59766892bec169fa3">the Hon. S.L. GAME </by>().30 October 2024).  </inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector</name>
          </portfolio>
        </portfolios>
        <questions>
          <question date="2024-11-26T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>PFAS</name>
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        <text id="20241126259c1b76be584d3bb0002049">
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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 Minister for Climate, Environment and Water has advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>1.&amp;#x9;Information regarding the testing of PFAS levels in drinking water, as well as groundwater that is used for drinking water, is the responsibility of the Minister for Housing and Urban Development (SA Water). </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20241126259c1b76be584d3bb0002051">
          <inserted>The EPA has analysed groundwater samples collected in selected assessment areas between 2019 and 2024 for PFAS and other chemical substances. All EPA assessment area reports are made available on the EPA website. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20241126259c1b76be584d3bb0002052">
          <inserted>In addition, the EPA is aware that other work has been undertaken on behalf of landowners by independent environmental consultants. This includes analysis for PFAS, along with other chemical substances, in groundwater samples across South Australia. Where PFAS concentrations trigger reporting requirements to the EPA, this information is available via the EPA public register.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20241126259c1b76be584d3bb0002053">
          <inserted>2.&amp;#x9;The decision on whether to adopt the recommendations from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to review PFAS guidelines is the responsibility of the Minister for Health.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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