Chemotherapy Treatment Error

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (15:06): My question is to the Premier. Will the Premier now initiate an independent judicial inquiry into SA Health to assure the South Australian community that no other matters have been covered up in the compensation of the victims of the chemotherapy, BreastScreen and prostate cancer bungles?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier) (15:07): No, we won't and, to explain why, Mr Villis Marshall initiated an inquiry and, of course, he uncovered the—

Mr Marshall: So you're just going to reflect on it?

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: Well, no, we've acted on it. We have acted on—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader—

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: We acted on Mr Villis Marshall's—

The SPEAKER: Could the Premier be seated for a minute. I told the leader if he made another utterance outside standing orders he would be removed from the house. I will give him yet another chance. Premier.

The Hon. J.M. Rankine: That's the third one, sir.

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is warned.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: So there was the report of Mr Villis Marshall, which uncovered—

The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Wright is warned a second and final time.

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: —what he described as the dysfunction and I think what we have now concluded is the cover-up of the underdosing. That led to eight clinicians being referred to AHPRA, which is the supervisory body for the professionals—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader will withdraw from the chamber under the sessional order for one hour.

The honourable member for Dunstan having withdrawn from the chamber:

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL: —and then of course there is the disciplinary action that's being undertaken by SA Health in relation to particular officers of SA Health. All of these measures taken together I think demonstrate the seriousness with which this issue has been taken and no further inquiries are proposed.