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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Algal Bloom</name>
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        <heading>Algal Bloom</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-10-28T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Algal Bloom</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c" uid="c826734cfe8a4bc8af0ac4cdec9e2233">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:37):</by>  Further supplementary: is it true that your government failed to co-design management through the required Marine Scalefish Fishery MAC that RecFish SA sits on and implemented a 50 per cent cut to recreational bag limits with less than 14 hours' notice?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="dccc2dc6f212407fbf65a87c3908b15f" 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>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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          <question date="2025-10-28T03:45:00+10:30">
            <name>Algal Bloom</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="dccc2dc6f212407fbf65a87c3908b15f">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:38):</by>  What we have done is acted on the data and the advice that we have. What we have is an unprecedented situation. It's fairly remarkable that those opposite are complaining that we haven't gone through particular processes, but if we had not acted once we received the data—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT</by>:  Order!</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="d2d5e98d147f48ecb5a17532016fde91" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="d2d5e98d147f48ecb5a17532016fde91">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN:</by>  —just imagine what their criticisms would be. Imagine what their criticisms would be then.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  I was going to stand up so that everyone would be quiet. Continue.</text>
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        <name>The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Forest Industries</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="2643af17a9e54b3c8930c90611e038b6">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN:</by>  Thank you, Mr President. As I have said, we have worked on the principle of sustainability being the number one goal. If those opposite think that sustainability is not important, then they should tell South Australia so.</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
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        <name>The President</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="office">The PRESIDENT:</by>  Order! It's not a conversation. It's question time. The Hon. Mr Martin, hopefully you have a question.</text>
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