House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-03-21 Daily Xml

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HEALTH, ORACLE CORPORATE SYSTEM

Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (14:57): My question is again to the Minister for Health and Ageing. Why has SA Health paid over $50 million worth of invoices late in the month of February alone, despite the government's spending more than $20 million upgrading the Oracle financial system?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for Defence Industries, Minister for Veterans' Affairs) (14:58): The Oracle system is still being rolled out and we expect it to be completed imminently. When it has been completed, we do expect far better performance for the prompt payment of invoices by the department of health.