Repatriation General Hospital

Mr DULUK (Davenport) (14:27): A supplementary: how can the government sign a contract with ACH for the Daw Park site when it doesn't know when the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will open?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:27): I like the member for Davenport, I have known him for a long time, but he does need to listen to the answer I have given when he asks the next question. As I said, us getting off the Repat site will not be driven by when we move into the new Royal Adelaide Hospital. They are largely two independent events, so I don't expect them to have any bearing.

With regard to our contract, what we have in the contract is complete flexibility as to when we hand over the site. We expect it to be at the end of the year, but we are not contractually obliged. There is room in the contract that we have with ACH Group to do it later if we need to but, as I said, I don't expect us moving into the new RAH is going to have any impact on that at all. When we come off the Repat site will be driven by when the building works are completed at the Flinders Medical Centre.