Oakden Mental Health Facility

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:34): Supplementary to the Minister for Mental Health: is the minister telling us that she received no briefing from the Chief Psychiatrist from the time of issuing the direction in December 2016 until she received the report in April 2017?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (15:35): I have regular briefings with SA Health officials on numerous matters every week but, with regard to the review, I asked how progress was being made and if I was having a CE's meeting as would be appropriate. It is an independent review. It is not for me to become involved intimately in the day-to-day workings of that review. It is important that it was the Chief Psychiatrist's office conducting it and overseeing it independently with the review panels.