Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan

Mr PICTON (Kaurna) (14:17): My question is to the Premier. Were staff screening procedures established in all SA Health facilities, in line with the SA Health Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I explain.

Leave granted.

Mr PICTON: I previously asked this question of the Premier. He was unable to answer, took it on notice and the house is yet to be provided with a response.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:18): I am not sure what date that question was taken on notice, but usually there is a time period in which members can reply to questions. I think that might have been the last sitting week, which was certainly not within the normal 30 days. I would have thought—

The Hon. A. Koutsantonis: That's the questions with notice.

The SPEAKER: The member for West Torrens is warned for interjecting.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: I would have thought those opposite would appreciate that we are in the midst of a global pandemic and, in fact, Australia is doing particularly well at the moment and that, quite frankly, our number one priority is looking after the health, safety and wellbeing of all South Australians. I think it's a bit much for those opposite to get on their high horse—

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Playford!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —and be throwing rocks at people who are working very hard in public health administration. If we haven't been able to return the information—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Can the Premier be seated for one moment, please. Members on my left!

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Point of order: they are personal reflections on members and impugning improper motives.

The SPEAKER: Throwing rocks? I hear the member for West Torrens' point respectfully. I would ask that the decorum please improve.

Mr Pederick: Instead of a lettuce leaf.

The SPEAKER: The member for Hammond is called to order. Premier, can we please come back to the substance of the question.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Yes, as I was saying, it's quite difficult for people working on the front line within SA Health at the moment who are I think, and we certainly on this side of the house believe, doing an exceptional job—best in Australia, best in the world. We are sorry on their behalf that they have not been able to prioritise the lengthy questions that have been posed by those opposite within the time frame that was—

Mr Brown interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The member for Playford is warned.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Now, we get a time frame to respond to those, and we will ask again. We will say that those opposite are asking SA Health to prioritise the answer to all these questions that they would like answered.

The Hon. D.G. Pisoni interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Innovation is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: Personally, I hope they continue to set their own priorities because what they have done so far is absolutely exceptional—

The Hon. R. Sanderson interjecting:

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Child Protection is called to order.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: —and every single South Australian, and certainly all of us on this side of the parliament, feels very proud of the response that has been given to date.