Elective Surgery, Private Providers

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (15:01): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Will the contracts to outsource elective surgery to private hospitals, including pricing for the 13 private hospitals over the four-year contracted period that the minister has signed, be publicly released? If not, why not?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:02): I will certainly seek further advice on that, but my understanding is that government contracts are published. I just want to make it clear that the panel is for four years, which will be reviewed at that time, with a possible extension for another four.