House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Royal Adelaide Hospital Royal Adelaide Hospital Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition Royal Adelaide Hospital Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:27): Can the minister confirm that the total contract cost for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will in fact be approximately $12 billion over the next 30 years, making it one of the most expensive hospitals in the history of the world? Mr Goldsworthy interjecting: The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Health Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:27): If you want to add up— The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The member for Kavel is called to order. The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: If you want to add up what we pay in service payments over the next 35 years, which is the length of the contract, yes, it's a large number. So over 35 years it consists of the cost of, obviously, the building itself, the maintenance of the building, as well the nonclinical services in there and, yes, of course it's a very large figure because it is providing a quaternary hospital in this state, state of the art, over the next 35 years. As I said before, don't the opposition hate us building new hospitals.