PATIENT ASSISTANCE TRANSPORT SCHEME

Mr PEGLER (Mount Gambier) (14:51): My question is to the Minister for Health. Can the minister inform us if the review into the PAT Scheme, which was promised to be finished by the end of November, is on schedule, and whether that review will have recommendations?

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) (14:51): The review is imminent. I saw Dr Filby only recently, and he told me he was very close to finalising the report, and when he does I will be very happy to release it publicly. Obviously, he has already released a discussion paper and sought feedback on that discussion paper, and he has collated that feedback as part of that consultation process. I do hope that we will have a—

Mr Marshall: Any money?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: No; as I made quite clear from the very beginning—

Mrs Geraghty: Is that a supplementary?

The SPEAKER: The member for Torrens is warned for the first time.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: The terms of reference were for Dr Filby to look at reform of the scheme within the current funding envelope; that has always been the case. But, as I say, I do expect that we will have Dr Filby's final recommendations imminently.