House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
2014-07-24 Daily Xml

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Site Contamination, Clovelly Park and Mitchell Park

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (15:00): Supplementary, sir. Has the minister sought any advice from his department as to what are the appropriate health checks for people living in Mitchell Park and Clovelly Park who are concerned about the adverse health effects of possible exposure to TCE?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (15:00): Any communication I have had with my department has been along the lines of ensuring that the medically appropriate checks—

Mr Marshall interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: I'm not a doctor. It is whatever those doctors determine. I do not tell doctors in my department how to do their job, and the simple answer to the question is: whatever is medically appropriate. That is the simple answer to the question. I do not determine what is medically appropriate. The doctors who are on the ground, who are the experts in the area, make decisions about what is medically appropriate and they will provide that appropriate level of service.

Mr MARSHALL: Supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: No, we can't have four supplementaries.

Mr MARSHALL: I think it is only 3½, sir.

The SPEAKER: The member for Florey.