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Message from Paul Heithersay, Chief Executive, Department for Energy and Mining

Premier Steven Marshall has announced a six-day pause as a circuit breaker to restrict movement in South Australia and implement a contact tracing and testing blitz to contain the current COVID-19 outbreak in South Australia.

View COVID-19 response updates for more details.

FIFO movements, construction activities, and non-essential operations across the resources and energy sector are to stop for six days.

Only employees who are identified as essential workers will be exempt from this direction.

More detail will be provided directly to industries on essential workers as soon as possible.

Stay well.

Paul Heithersay
Chief Executive
Department for Energy and Mining

Wednesday 18 November 2020

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