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Chant has been with the New South Wales Health
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Anglican School for Girls, graduating in 1980. Chant worked in retail jobs and a pharmacy before studying medicine. She attended the
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for "distinguished service to the people of New South Wales through public health administration and governance, and to medicine".
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when providing health updates and advice to the public.
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246:. During the state's response to the
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179:Public health officer
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376:. 22 November 2020.
217:. She attended the
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