Older Persons Mental Health Service

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:36): Can the minister update the house on how many beds she believes are required for tier 7, or whether or not she will accept the recommendation from the Chief Psychiatrist in the Oakden review?

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS (Taylor—Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:36): Could I—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The leader had two warnings, and I have told him twice that he is on two warnings—and now I have told him a third time—and I am reluctant, as he knows, to suspend him under the sessional order. Minister.

The Hon. L.A. VLAHOS: As I have made it clear, the model of care, the possible sites we will consider, the right mix of where consumers reside in the future are part of the transition space that we are developing at the moment, and I will rely on clinical advice and evidence from a variety of sources that are technically skilled in this space to make that decision. It's not a case of what the minister believes; it's about what the experts indicate. Evidence-based decision-making is at the heart of what we should be doing in health care.