Influenza Vaccinations

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:39): Supplementary: my question is to the minister in relation to his original answer. Who is ultimately responsible for programs, including influenza vaccinations, the minister and the Marshall Liberal government or the department?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:39): It is an interesting point, really, because it is actually part of a commonwealth-state agreement under the National Immunisation Program. The commonwealth manages the supply. We order through the commonwealth supply mechanism. We have both internal—that is, SA Department for Health and Wellbeing—and multilateral—that is, across all jurisdictions—mechanisms to both coordinate the supply of vaccinations and coordinate the response.