Surgical Fees

Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (14:49): My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Health. Could the minister tell the house if the cost shifting of surgeons' or anaesthetists' fees to the commonwealth government will occur in any public operations performed in private hospitals?

The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining) (14:50): I would be very happy to take that on notice. No, I apologise; I can't answer that very specific question right now, but I would be very pleased to go to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing to get a full answer for the member on that question.