NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:34): Supplementary: given that the minister identified that he hasn't been responsible during the whole of the negotiations for this, will he at least inquire and bring back an answer to the house as to whether, in fact, there had been a submission to that effect?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:34): I can take it. The simple issue is that of course there were discussions between the commonwealth and the state about the extent to which the state would pay and the extent to which the commonwealth would pay for what is a massive increase in resources going to people with disability. Quite naturally there were discussions and argy-bargy between all of the states and the commonwealth, and South Australia in particular.