Oakden Mental Health Facility

Mr DULUK (Davenport) (15:48): Can the minister confirm to the house that she personally never signed or authorised the letter of apology to the Spriggs family?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (15:48): I will ask the department, as I stated previously, but at the press conference, and when I met the Spriggs family in person, I offered on behalf of the SA government—

Mr van Holst Pellekaan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Stuart is warned for the second and final time.

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS: —an unconditional apology, personally, to all three family members of the Spriggs family, and I reiterated that today in my ministerial statement. I have continued to reiterate that, as has the Premier when we have met with a number of the families recently. The government of South Australia does not shirk away from the responsibility of correcting what has happened at Oakden and apologising unconditionally to those people whose family has been affected by it.