Aged-Care CCTV Trial

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:58): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding CCTV cameras.

Leave granted.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: In a letter to the minister last year, Care Protect founder and CEO, Philip Scott, outlined his concerns to the minister about why he chose to withdraw his company from the pilot program. He warned:

We both know that some officers at SA [Health] are materially conflicted and I would repeat again, it was that reality and their ever-changing specification to create a scenario that we couldn't accept, which resulted in a withdrawal.

He goes on:

Our due diligence evidenced commercial interests for Bret Morris and Chad Koury that completely fly in the face of being non conflicted. For them to be determining the specification and procurement process is by any standards, inappropriate. However, that is for you to resolve. In closing, I can accept the project won't involve us but I won't accept a tissue of lies about our business to attempt to cover up what is an [SA Health] probity issue.

My question to the minister is: in light of this letter and questions I have asked you previously in this place on the same topic, are you still confident SA Health is not conflicted as warned by Mr Scott?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:00): If the honourable member is asking me about whether SA Health is conflicted in relation to the current process, I can assure you that this procurement process was overseen by an independent probity adviser and I understand that independent probity adviser has raised no issues in terms of conflicts of interest.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Pangallo with a supplementary.