Repatriation General Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:51): Is the minister swayed by the 13,500 signatures on the savetherepat.com petition and, if not, what will it take for the minister to change his mind about saving the Repat?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:51): A signature is not a click of a mouse on a keyboard from someone when you do not know where they live, you do not know who they are and you do not know whether they understand the issues. If you provide me 13,000 signatures, I would be prepared—

The SPEAKER: No, if the leader provides—

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: I beg your pardon. If the Leader of the Opposition can provide 13,000 signatures, of course that would carry some weight, but 13,000 clicks on the mouse or the keyboard is not 13,000 signatures. Give me a break.