Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Coronavirus Coronavirus The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Coronavirus The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:15): Supplementary arising from some part of that answer that was given: minister, do drive-through clinics or hospital clinics require a GP referral in South Australia? Is the minister aware if that follows the practice in other jurisdictions in Australia? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Coronavirus The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:15): Again, I am going to resist the temptation of taking public health coaching from the Labor Party. I can assure you that I am going to let the public health clinicians decide how these services are going to be delivered. Be that as it may— Members interjecting: The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: Excuse me, I'm trying to answer the question. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. MAHER: Point of order. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Minister, sit down. Let me hear the point of order. The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. MAHER: A point of order: no advice was being given. It was a very simple question asked very respectfully. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Minister, hang on. It's not a point of order. The minister will answer how he sees fit, and he will be heard in silence. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: The reality is— The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Ms Bourke, you couldn't wait five seconds. Listen in silence. Minister, please continue. The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: A number of clinics operate in distinctive ways, depending on their circumstances. For example, a number of country clinics are run in GP clinics, where a referral is not required. Many of the clinics are actually linked to hospital services. Some sites do require a referral from a GP, but the majority of sites have now ceased that. SA Pathology sites, such as Tanunda, do require referrals. As I said, that is the practice of SA Pathology at its two drive-through sites in the metropolitan area. I will pass on the coaching tips from the Labor Party to Tom Dodd. I'm sure he will give them due consideration. The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Minister, unnecessary.