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House of Assembly - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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MARJORIE JACKSON-NELSON HOSPITAL

Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (15:11): Is the same person—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Ms CHAPMAN: Is that person also the person who approved a taxpayer-funded media campaign commencing this weekend, asking South Australians for ideas on what to put in its new hospital?

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts) (15:12): The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has asked me a question about our intentions to seek public advice and public views about the new Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital, which I think is a good thing. It was my decision that—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. J.D. HILL: It was my decision that we should do that. In her previous question, the deputy leader made the connection between the Marjorie Jackson-Nelson planning process and country health, and one of her criticisms—if members recall—when we went through the country health plan, was that we did not consult with the community. I am consulting with the community in a very public way, through the biggest selling newspaper in South Australia, and we are asking every citizen of this state to tell us what they would like to see in that hospital. That is a good thing.

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