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  <name>Legislative Council</name>
  <date date="2025-11-27T11:00:00+10:30" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)</sessionName>
  <parliamentNum>55</parliamentNum>
  <sessionNum>1</sessionNum>
  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject uid="f920a49cf907484ebfce674f9a9f850f">
      <name>Swimming Pool Rentals</name>
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        <heading>Swimming Pool Rentals</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" uid="6fc3934e633347a59039cb5b17a9564f" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2025-11-27T00:30:00+10:30">
            <name>Swimming Pool Rentals</name>
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        <startTime time="2025-11-27T15:40:55+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" uid="6fc3934e633347a59039cb5b17a9564f">The Hon. J.S. LEE (15:40):</by>  I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, representing the Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, regarding the emerging trend of swimming pool rentals.</text>
        <text id="20251127bf97570aa9b44b59a0000657">Leave granted.</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" uid="6eba5c72d2e849eea49313dcba4389cd" kind="question" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" uid="6eba5c72d2e849eea49313dcba4389cd">The Hon. J.S. LEE:</by>  Recent developments show a growing market for short-term private swimming pool hire through online platforms. While this offers economic opportunities for home owners, it raises significant safety concerns for the community. </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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        <name>The Hon. J.S. LEE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <by role="member" id="4362" referenceid="9196416ed01f41d0801ce030b03cd39a" uid="b4828ab9feb3415e827a8b0334e4d389">The Hon. J.S. LEE:</by>  Currently, South Australia's laws do not specifically regulate private pool rentals, leaving gaps in compliance, liability and public health standards. Without clear guidelines, there is a risk of drowning incidents, inadequate fencing and poor water quality that could cause harm. My questions to the minister are:</text>
        <text id="20251127bf97570aa9b44b59a0000662">1.&amp;#x9;Can the minister advise whether the government has assessed the potential safety risk associated with private pool rentals in South Australia?</text>
        <text id="20251127bf97570aa9b44b59a0000663">2.&amp;#x9;Will the government commit to introducing a regulatory framework that includes mandatory safety standards, insurance requirements and water quality checks for pools offered for hire to ensure that the community is better protected from preventable harm?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="c32d8994ae8a422ba39f38b637e4839b" 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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        <startTime time="2025-11-27T15:42:36+10:30" />
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          <by role="member" id="5412" referenceid="f6f1a5ffd4774774bcc2b9675cc1d44d" uid="c32d8994ae8a422ba39f38b637e4839b">The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:42):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. I am happy to refer that to the minister in the other place and bring back a response.</text>
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