KNIGHT, PROF. J.

83 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (19 June 2012).

1. Why has the Minister refused to comment on the matter of Professor John Knight since his exoneration by the Coroner?

2. Why has the Minister relied on the claim that he will not comment on the matter of Professor Knight because it is an internal staffing matter for SA Health and that he does not interfere in these decisions, when the Minister made a Ministerial statement to the house on 27 October 2009 announcing Professor Knight's suspension?

3. Why did the Minister not make a subsequent announcement to the house about the result of the Coronial findings reported on 28 March 2011 and the exoneration of Professor Knight?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts): I have been advised of the following:

I am unable to comment on these matters as they are currently part of judicial proceedings.