Enterprise Patient Administration System

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:18): Can the Treasurer guarantee the safety of patients at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital when staff will be implementing the new EPAS simultaneous with working in a new environment?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:18): I will never deliberately mislead anyone about any piece of advice I have received. I will never get up and verbal people about what it is they think we're doing—

Mr van Holst Pellekaan: Answer the question.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I am answering the question. I know interview time is happening now. I understand. Now is the time to get up and lead; now is the time to make your move. But we won't be lectured about our support of our hardworking public servants, whether they are doctors, whether they are nurses, or whether they are police officers. We stand by them and we don't verbal them.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call to order the members for Stuart and Hammond and I warn for the first time the member for Hartley. Leader.