Health Review

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): Supplementary, sir: previously, the minister has advised the people of South Australia that the Transforming Health report would be released and the government would have the ramifications of their final report included in the Mid-Year Budget Review. That was handed down just before Christmas last year. Can the minister please explain why Transforming Health was not released, in accordance with the minister's own public statements?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:22): Originally, it was my intention to release the proposals paper late last year. I had very strong representations made to me that over the Christmas break period was not a good time to undertake consultation. So, in accordance with that, we decided to delay it. It also gave more time to refine the proposals, and I do not pull back from that.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Before the leader asks the question, I warn the deputy leader for the first time and I call to order the member for Heysen.