Health Review

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:04): May I ask a question to the Minister for Health? Can the minister explain why the consultation period for the O-Bahn tunnel is five weeks while the consultation period for the biggest shake-up, to quote, to the health system in history is only three weeks?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (15:04): Sir, as I said yesterday, this consultation period has been going on for at least six months. There's been an initial consultation paper; we've received over 2,000 submissions to that. We've got the most recent consultation paper—1,000 to that. We've had the Transforming Health Summit last year—600 delegates. We've had extensive consultation with clinicians. At some point, these decisions need to be made and we need to get on with it. No, I won't be extending the consultation.