Oakden Mental Health Facility

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:38): Can the minister provide any plausible explanation to the house how revealing what department somebody is in would in any way jeopardise an investigation?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:38): At the risk of sounding like a broken record to the people on the other side of the chamber who wilfully do not listen to what I have stated today, there are investigations underway. I will do nothing that prejudices those investigations moving forward and I want those investigations expedited as quickly as possible—

Mr Tarzia: Why don't you just resign and get out of the way?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS: —which is the reason we have asked MinterEllison to assist us in investigating matters and why we continue to ask that AHPRA expedite the investigations that we have put to them. On a daily basis, I am updating the chamber about these matters.

The SPEAKER: Would the member for Hartley spare us his drear interjections.