Coronavirus Contact Tracing

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (15:16): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Minister, to be clear, did you, or to your knowledge anyone from your health department, provide the Premier with any details that were given to contact tracers by this individual, the pizza maker? To your knowledge, did the Premier seek or was he granted any authorisation to receive the information that he relied upon in his public statement, and has the minister authorised the release of information collected under the Public Health Act to Assistant Commissioner Harvey or anyone else involved in Task Force Protect?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:17): I am disappointed that the members of the opposition are not listening to answers.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: On 2 December, the assistant commissioner, Peter Harvey—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order on both sides! I can't hear the minister.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: On 2 December, the assistant commissioner, Peter Harvey, said, 'The initial investigation indicated the first conversation with contact tracers was misleading'—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition is out of order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —'That conversation was central to information provided by'—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —'SA Health to decision-makers'—

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —'preceding the lockdown.'

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition!

The Hon. C.M. Scriven: And read it 10 times, if necessary.

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Leader, I am on my feet! The minister has the call.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: End of quote. I can assure honourable members that the—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. Maher: We're not laughing with you, Wadey!

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. Scriven: Your own side is not either!

The PRESIDENT: Order! We will move on I think, minister. The next question, the Hon. Dr Centofanti.