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  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
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      <name>Whyalla Steelworks</name>
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          <heading>Whyalla Steelworks</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-08-19T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Whyalla Steelworks</name>
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            <timeStamp time="2025-08-20T00:00:00+09:30" />In reply to <by role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" uid="22bd36c89dc94e838e5cc293821494e2">the Hon. J.S. LEE </by>().5 March 2025).  </inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" uid="9a734f8adb2346b7af478365329c65b6" 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="2025-08-19T04:45:00+09:30">
            <name>Whyalla Steelworks</name>
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            <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" uid="9a734f8adb2346b7af478365329c65b6">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State):</by>  I have been advised:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The last inspection of the Whyalla Steelworks by officers of SafeWork SA was on 29 July 2025.</inserted>
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          <inserted>I am regularly briefed by SafeWork SA on work health and safety matters.</inserted>
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