Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:16): Is the cost associated with the provision of beds in the private sector incorporated into the $176 million transition budget?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:16): Yes, it would be; but, as I say, this is just one option we would be looking at in terms of how we dealt with activity. We would have to displace activity from the Royal Adelaide Hospital to other hospitals, both our hospitals and, as I said, potentially private hospitals. If you're moving beds, though, from the public to the private sector, that wouldn't have a budget impact because you would simply be moving the activity from one place to another.