House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:09): Are there any provisions included in the contract to redress the cost to taxpayers of having to pay to maintain the old Royal Adelaide Hospital?

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING (Playford—Minister for Health, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Health Industries) (14:09): We will go into all these things and I will get advice. All I need to say is that, if the Leader of the Opposition is really interested in this issue, I would be more than happy to organise for him to get a briefing about exactly what are the provisions of the contract, all of the provisions in there. I am more than happy to organise for the Leader of the Opposition, if he has detailed questions of this nature, to get a briefing. But the bottom line is this: unlike the opposition, I am not interested—

Members interjecting:

The Hon. J.J. SNELLING: I am not going to be intimidated by the big boys from New South Wales. My first priority will always be the safety of patients.

The SPEAKER: Point of order.

Mr VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN: Same point of order, for the same debate.

The SPEAKER: Yes, I think they were the same words. I uphold the point of order. It has also been drawn to my attention that there was some contretemps before lunch and, as a result of that, the member for Mitchell is now on a warning.

Mr Tarzia interjecting:

The SPEAKER: And the member for Hartley is now on a warning, and I call to order the members for Newland and Davenport. Leader.