APY LANDS, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (15:36): My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. How can the government claim that the Mullighan inquiry's recommendation 19, calling for every positive screening for a sexually transmitted disease of a child on the APY lands to be 'immediately notified to Families SA' has been completed, when on page 37 of the same report it states that Nganampa Health Council is not obliged to make a child protection notification for every positive result of a screening test for sexually transmitted infections for children?

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) (15:37): Nganampa Health Council is an independent Aboriginal community controlled—

Ms Chapman: Yes, we know that—

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: Well, I don't think you are aware of it, because the government doesn't have any powers to direct them to do anything; they are an independent community-controlled health authority.