Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr KNOLL (Schubert) (14:26): A supplementary: will the minister categorically rule out moving the hospital in winter 2017?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:26): I can't really add to what I said in my previous answer; that is, we will move when it is safe to do so, and I will rely on the advice of doctors and nurses about when that happens. We will do everything we can to be into the new hospital before flu season hits this year but, unlike the Hon. Stephen Wade, who thinks he knows better than the chief medical officer and he can predict when flu season is going to hit this year, I am not going to do that. We will very much take expert advice on when it is safe to move into the new hospital, but we will do everything we can to make sure that happens before flu season.