House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-02-24 Daily Xml

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CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:05): Supplementary: Premier, given your statement to the house that the new Royal Adelaide Hospital is guaranteed to survive an earthquake, can you please advise the house what level on the Richter scale the new RAH is designed to withstand?

The Hon. M.D. RANN (Ramsay—Premier, Minister for Economic Development, Minister for Social Inclusion, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change) (15:05): If you listened to what I said you will find, in terms of the management, that we have the highest standards in the nation, and this will be much higher than them.

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!