Aged-Care CCTV Trial

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:44): I think it's quite clear that I support CCTV cameras—

The Hon. S.G. Wade: I said that.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: Yes, but what you haven't answered is: when will this pilot start, and who will monitor the situation and will it be done to an appropriate standard, because the company that has been appointed does not have the experience in monitoring aged-care or healthcare facilities apart from security monitoring?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:45): I'm not going to undermine the procurement process with an independent evaluation by engaging in the honourable member's line of questioning. The fact of the matter is, there was an open tender process, they put forward a proposal which was accepted as the best proposal put forward—it was selected by the evaluation panel as the best project that was put forward.

I think the honourable member also asked me about when the pilot will start. Work on the pilot has already started. The first site walk-throughs will commence this week. In terms of the precise go-live date, that will depend, as I indicated yesterday, on the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has already slowed our progress, and as we saw in the events in the last two weeks in Victoria, this pandemic isn't over yet. It is hard to predict what the impact might be.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Pangallo, supplementary question.