Hospital Management Investigation

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:22): What certainty has the minister that no other agencies have access to SA Health records? We have heard about potential breaches from people within SA Health. Do any other agencies have access to this information?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:22): No, I am almost certain that that's not the case. I don't know, in a criminal matter, whether police might on summons but, generally speaking, no, we would not routinely share clinical medical records with any other agency in government. In fact, even the chief executive of the department doesn't have access to medical records. The only people in SA Health who have access to medical records are clinicians who have reason to. Other people don't, going right up to the CE of the department.