McGowan, Dr C.

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:12): My question is to the Premier. Premier, did your SA Health chief executive, Dr Chris McGowan, travel to Perth and meet with his former company Silver Chain at their offices for an hour and a half on 15 February 2019?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:13): Again, I just reiterate that I don't—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I don't have details on the travel plans or the meeting agenda for every member of the Public Service or even just the chief executives who report directly to me, but if the member has an issue, well, I suggest he takes it up as per my previous answer. But his insinuation is that there's something untoward, that Silver Chain, for example, is a company that is new to SA Health.

The former government had a long and lengthy relationship with Silver Chain. They have been supplying services to the people of South Australia for an extended period of time. As the member would be more than aware, they own the company, the RDNS, which has been providing excellent services to the people of South Australia for an extended period of time. And rather than come in here and sort of make insinuations, what—

The Hon. S.C. Mullighan interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Lee!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —if those opposite have—

Mr Odenwalder interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Elizabeth!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: If they believe something untoward has happened—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —why don't they give it to the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment? That would be the logical way to go—

Mr Malinauskas interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Leader!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —and we would just encourage the opposition to do precisely that.

Ms Stinson interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Badcoe!