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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Flinders Medical Centre

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:21): Supplementary: does the minister concede that the good and shining example of the Flinders Medical Centre in involving clinicians every step of the way in the process of design and construction is the way to go in the future, rather than the failed PPP process of the NRAH, where clinicians were kept at arm's length and which resulted in unnecessary oversights, overruns and errors?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse) (15:22): As has been reflected upon on more than one occasion thus far in this question time, this government always wants to work with experts. We understand that high-quality public policy has to be evidence based. We have to take advice from experts. Where experts disagree with each other, we will form a well thought through, considered opinion and arrive at the best conclusion in the interests of the public.

Apparently, that is not a way of developing policy that deserves—it certainly doesn't have—unanimity of support. There are some other political parties, even those that aspire to be in government, that don't have the same methodology, which is extremely concerning. However, this government, this party, will always underpin its policy based on evidence, whether it be education, health, energy, environment or water safety. You name it, we will always take on board the advice of experts.

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