SA Health

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:42): Further supplementary arising from the original answer: so the minister thought it was appropriate that his chief executive be involved and be involved to the extent of discussing changes about a tender that he put in when he was in the private sector? The minister thought that was appropriate, did he?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:43): Considering that the RDNS has been a part of the South Australian community—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I cannot hear the minister.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Considering that the RDNS, which is now called RDNS Silver Chain, has been part of the healthcare network provision in South Australia for decades—I wouldn't be surprised if it's more than a century—if the Leader of the Opposition is suggesting that because one of the current employees of SA Health has formerly worked for that organisation, that organisation can have nothing to do with SA Health services, he and I differ. The point of the matter is that people move in and out of government all the time. In doing so, they need to manage their conflicts of interest.