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Question Time

Health Review

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:26): My question is to the Minister for Health. Considering that the government promised only four years ago that it would never ever close the Repat Hospital, how can the people of South Australia trust any of the commitments made today in the Transforming Health announcement?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:26): I think we have had two elections since Mike Rann was last—sorry, we have had one election, and we have a new Premier. We have been through an extensive process, a process which began in the middle of last year. We have had a summit. We have had a summit—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Heysen to order. I call the member for Schubert to order.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: —endorsing the clinical standards. We have had a process which has involved many, many clinicians, and now we have had another—

Mr Tarzia interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Hartley to order.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: —process where we have received 2,700 submissions, but not one from the Liberal Party.

Mr Gardner interjecting:

The SPEAKER: I call the member for Morialta to order.

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: The Liberal Party couldn't be bothered. Such was their concern, they could not even bother putting a submission into the process. Spare the chamber the mock outrage. You couldn't even bother putting in a submission.

The SPEAKER: No. In fact, I didn't address my mind to the question of whether I should put in a submission. The leader.

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