APY Lands Tuberculosis Outbreak

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO (15:11): Supplementary: I have questions around what sort of briefings you have been given from SA Health and the frequency—

The PRESIDENT: Just ask your supplementary question.

The Hon. H.M. GIROLAMO: —in regard to what briefings SA Health has provided to you and the frequency of those briefings, and also what the case numbers are currently sitting at and if it is likely to continue to spread.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:11): I thank the honourable member for her question. Again, if it is significantly at variance from what I can recall off the top of my head, I will bring back a clarification. I have received two to three written briefings, starting in early February, in relation to this matter. I think the last time I was informed there were somewhere in the order of 20 cases, and of course further community screenings are happening in communities across the APY lands.