Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2016-10-19 Daily Xml

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APY Lands, Renal Dialysis Units

The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (15:12): My question is to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation. The state government finally committed to a scheme for renal dialysis on the APY lands back in July this year, 12 months after the federal government committed $6 million. Will the minister tell the chamber when the Anangu can expect this service to begin operation?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (15:13): I thank the honourable member for his genuine question and his interest in this area. In relation to the provision of that service I understand that there have been meetings between the chief executive and Country Health and the organisation that provides that service. I will find out exactly where it stands and, if I can, also a time frame of when it will be fully implemented.