House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
2013-10-15 Daily Xml

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HEALTH, ORACLE CORPORATE SYSTEM

Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Leader of the Opposition) (14:57): My question is to the Treasurer. Can the Treasurer outline to the house the reasons for the very substantial blowout in the costs of the implementation of the Oracle system within the health department, from an original estimate in 2009 of $22.8 million to a massive re-estimate in December 2012 of $62.4 million?

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) (14:57): This is an issue that has been dealt with plenty of times in the parliament; it's not new. I will have a look at what the Auditor-General has had to say in the Auditor-General's Report. I am more than happy to take questions during the time that will be allocated on the Auditor-General's Report in the course of sittings.

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Was that an interjection from the member for Unley? Oh, someone was throwing his voice onto your lips; the member for Waite, you are suggesting, was the ventriloquist. A supplementary from the leader.