Aged-Care CCTV Trial

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:00): Supplementary: the tender process has now been released for the CCTV monitoring, and it has a slower response time than what Care Protect had committed to provide. Without going into any of the details of tender processes, can the minister please explain why we want a slower response time than what Care Protect was committed to providing?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:00): I have no intention of providing an, if you like, industry briefing to this council and risk corrupting a procurement process. The people of South Australia expect this government to take action to improve quality and safety for older South Australians. That is what we are doing in partnership with the Morrison Liberal government in a half-a-million-dollar pilot project, the first time it has been done in the Southern Hemisphere. We are committed to delivering that outcome.