Extreme Weather Conditions

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:24): Given that 12 months have now transpired since the statewide blackout, how many of the 59 recommendations accepted by the government have been implemented and completed by this government in the past 12 months?

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety, Minister Assisting the Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (14:24): As I said in my ministerial statement—

The Hon. T.R. Kenyon interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Newland is warned.

The Hon. C.J. PICTON: —we had 62 recommendations in the report, and I believe there are 19 that have already been undertaken. I will double-check, but I believe there are another 37 that are still being undertaken and are being implemented. As I have said in response to a number of the previous questions, even with those 30-odd recommendations where work is still being undertaken, whether that is across police or emergency or Health or the whole range of different agencies this involves, that doesn't mean work hasn't happened in those areas.

A significant amount of work has happened, and the people of South Australia can be very reassured that our emergency services and health authorities and transport authorities are well prepared to deal with emergency events should they occur in this state.