Question Time

ICT CONTRACTS

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is to the Premier. Has his government wasted $51 million through ICT contracts in a bungled Health Department computer deal? Documents released under freedom of information reveal that Microsoft Office software was purchased by the Minister for Infrastructure for 16,000 computers at a cost of $675 per computer.

The documents further reveal that the minister subsequently found that only 4,000 of these computers actually needed the software, the remaining computers being used for monitoring and other medical purposes. The documents estimate that the blunder may have cost the Health Department up to $51.4 million over five years.

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts) (14:12): I am not sure what documents the leader is relying on. I will certainly get a full report and report back to the house.