Hansard Daily: Legislative Council - Wednesday, November 17 2021

Commencement
- Commencement
Parliamentary Committees
- Legislative Review Committee
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
Parliamentary Procedure
- Papers
Question Time
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
Parliamentary Committees
- Select Committee on Wage Theft in South Australia
  - The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS
Question Time
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. K.J. MAHER
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Port Bonython Hydrogen Precinct
  - The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS
  - The Hon. R.I. LUCAS
- Auslan Interpreters
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. J.E. HANSON
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Public Housing
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
- Public Housing
  - The Hon. J.E. HANSON
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
- Public Housing
  - The Hon. J.E. HANSON
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
- Land Tax and Stamp Duty
  - The Hon. F. PANGALLO
  - The Hon. R.I. LUCAS
- Ambulance Response
  - The Hon. T.T. NGO
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Child and Adolescent Virtual Urgent Care Service
  - The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
- Disability Housing
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
  - The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK
- Land Tax
  - The Hon. J.A. DARLEY
  - The Hon. R.I. LUCAS
- Ambulance Ramping
  - The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS
  - The Hon. S.G. WADE
Matters of Interest
- Port River Dolphins
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
- Wine and Wild Food Dinner
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
- Mount Compass Golf Course
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Music Industry
  - The Hon. F. PANGALLO
- SA Multicultural Festival
  - The Hon. J.S. LEE
- Royal Life Saving South Australia
  - The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY
- City of Adelaide Clipper
  - The Hon. J.A. DARLEY
Parliamentary Committees
- Select Committee on the Privatisation of Public Services in South Australia
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
  - The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO
- Select Committee on Certain Matters Relating to the Operations of the Office of the Valuer-General
  - The Hon. J.A. DARLEY
  - The Hon. F. PANGALLO
- Crime and Public Integrity Policy Committee: Legislation Pertaining to Serious and Organised Crime
  - The Hon. F. PANGALLO
- Social Development Committee: Inquiry into Issues Related to Bow and Crossbow Hunting in South Australia
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
Bills
- Freedom of Information (Ministerial Diaries) Amendment Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
    - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
- Cannabis Legalisation Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
    - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
- Tobacco and E-Cigarette Products (Importing and Packing of Tobacco Products) Amendment Bill
  - Introduction and First Reading
    - The Hon. C. BONAROS
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. C. BONAROS
Parliamentary Committees
- COVID-19 Response Committee
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
- Select Committee on Health Services in South Australia
  - The Hon. C. BONAROS
- Select Committee on Wage Theft in South Australia
  - The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS
- Select Committee on Redevelopment of Adelaide Oval
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Select Committee on Findings of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission and Productivity Commission As They Relate to the Decisions of the South Australian Government
  - The Hon. I.K. HUNTER
- Select Committee on Matters Relating to the Timber Industry in the Limestone Coast
  - The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN
- Select Committee on Damage, Harm Or Adverse Outcomes Resulting from ICAC Investigations
  - The Hon. F. PANGALLO
- Select Committee on Statutes Amendment (Repeal of Sex Work Offences) Bill
  - The Hon. R.A. SIMMS
Motions
- Renewable Energy
Parliamentary Committees
- Select Committee on Poverty in South Australia
Motions
- Town of Gawler By-Laws
Bills
- Children and Young People (Safety) (Inquiry into Foster and Kinship Care) Amendment Bill
- Planning, Development and Infrastructure (Adelaide Park Lands) Amendment Bill
  - Second Reading
- Ageing and Adult Safeguarding (Restrictive Practices) Amendment Bill
Motions
- Jenkins, Mrs A.
Bills
- Social Workers Registration Bill
Motions
- World Kangaroo Day
  - The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI
Parliamentary Committees
- Select Committee on the Effectiveness of the Current System of Parliamentary Committees
  - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS
  - The Hon. C. BONAROS
Motions
- National Road Safety Week
Bills
- Gender Equality Bill
Motions
- Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park Management Plan
- Upper Gulf St Vincent Marine Park Management Plan
- Neptune Islands Group (Ron and Valerie Taylor) Marine Park Management Plan
- Western Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan
Bills
- Inquiry into Palliative Care Bill
Motions
- City of Campbelltown By-Laws
Bills
- Coorong Environmental Trust Bill
  - Final Stages
- Fair Trading (Motor Vehicle Insurers and Repairers) Amendment Bill
- Statutes Amendment (Strata Schemes) Bill
  - Second Reading
    - The Hon. J.A. DARLEY
- Holidays (Christmas Day) (No. 2) Amendment Bill
  - Final Stages
    - The Hon. T.A. FRANKS

Ambulance Ramping

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): Further supplementary in relation to the minister's answer that the sixfold increase, under his watch, can be attributed to COVID: minister, what percentage of the 576 per cent increase do you attributed to COVID?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:28): Sorry, I actually misunderstood the question. First of all, I am not saying that the only factor in relation to transfer of care is the pandemic, but there is no doubt that the escalating transfer of key issues right around Australia are not unrelated to the pandemic—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: It started before COVID, Stephen. You were getting terrible figures before COVID.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter will be quiet!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: If that what's the opposition wants to claim—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —if that's what the honourable members opposite want to argue, then basically what they are saying is—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —'Don't have a pandemic response. In relation to your Ambulance Service, just continue business as usual.'

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley is out of order, as is the Hon. Mr Hunter.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: That would be ludicrous because we have—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —got specific challenges in relation to our Ambulance Service and our care networks.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: That's why we have continually developed the Ambulance Service—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: You're looking, you're looking, you're exploring, but you don't do anything.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, order!

The Hon. R.P. Wortley interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Wortley is out of order.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: In particular, we have developed alternative care pathways where the Ambulance Service, for example, is a key partner in services such as the—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: And your figures still go up. Ramping is getting worse on your watch. You are doing something terribly wrong, Stephen.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, order!

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —Mental Health Co-responder Program.

The Hon. R.P. Wortley: He's outraged.

The PRESIDENT: Order! Before I go to the next question, I am going to go to the Hon. Ms Pnevmatikos, who has a matter.

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