House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Repatriation General Hospital Repatriation General Hospital Mr TARZIA House of Assembly Hartley Repatriation General Hospital Mr TARZIA (Hartley) (14:46): My question is again to the Minister for Health. Does the minister agree with the ANMF that the Repat Hospital cannot be closed until the new Royal Adelaide Hospital is fully operational as the beds will be needed for the ramping down of the old hospital? The Hon. J.J. SNELLING House of Assembly Playford Minister for Health Minister for the Arts Minister for Health Industries Repatriation General Hospital The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:47): I think it's a fair comment. Obviously, if we were off the Repat site, and we still hadn't got off the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site, that would certainly present difficulties with ramping down. We would need to find alternative places to put those patients. I wouldn't say it was impossible, but certainly it would present difficulties that we would need to address some other way.