Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:48): I am almost tempted to ask a supplementary, sir, but I won't; I will ask a question to the Minister for Health, with your permission. Why did the minister inform the house on 22 March 2016 that he was first advised of the delay to the technical completion of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital on 21 March 2016 when the SA Health Partnership's master works program report No. 58 projecting a 25 May finish had already been provided to the government earlier in that month?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:48): Let's be quite clear: I have been saying for months—

Mr Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Unley is called to order.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: I have been saying for months that my expectation was that they were not going to meet technical completion on the date. I have been saying that for some months. SAHP's position has always been, up until very, very recently, that they would not be late. I have not changed that until SAHP came to us and told us—

Mr Marshall: But they did! They told you—

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: No, they did not.

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: No, they did not; you don't understand what you are reading, mate. You do not understand what you are reading. In your words, 'Get a briefing.'