Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): Final supplementary: can the minister explain how this plan interacts with other government plans? Is it dependent on any other particular plan or triggers, or is this plan entirely independent of anything else the government does?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:05): Again, you remind me of the Hon. Stephan Knoll welcoming the Hon. Nicola Centofanti—

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Point of order, Mr President.

The PRESIDENT: Sit down, minister. Point of order.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I think everybody takes this very seriously, and you have been very lenient in terms of supplementaries and how questions are answered, but I think sometimes it is straying to things that have absolutely nothing to do with the subject matter at all.

The PRESIDENT: The minister will answer, but I would like a brief answer so we can move on, if we can, minister, please.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Let me be brief: as the Hon. Stephan Knoll said in welcoming the Hon. Nicola Centofanti, we are a party that has fundamentally different values to your party. You can talk all you like about plans and bureaucracy. We are going talk about community efforts which lead to better health outcomes in the middle of a pandemic.