Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:35): He was getting excited because you were talking about fish, sir. My question is to the Minister for Health. Can the minister inform the house why the new Royal Adelaide Hospital project director, who reported directly to the minister and the chief executive, resigned on the weekend?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:36): It is not for me to speak. It is not for me to answer on behalf of Judith Carr. She had her reasons. It is important to note the project director role: essentially, her role was of contract management between the SAHP consortium and the government. That is what she did. It is an important role, but it doesn't entail leadership of the entire project. There are many, many aspects of the project, of which this was one. Mr David Swan is acting at the moment in her place while we recruit someone to take over the role.

The SPEAKER: I warn for the second and final time the members for Chaffey, Davenport and Kavel. With a question like that, I don't think it is entirely unsurprising that both the Minister for Health and the Minister for Infrastructure would seek to answer it.