Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
2018-11-07 Daily Xml

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KordaMentha

The Hon. I. PNEVMATIKOS (15:17): Supplementary: why is the government considering appointing KordaMentha to be administrators of public hospitals when they have no experience in running public hospitals?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:17): I don't know what the honourable member wants to do. The member in the other place criticised SA Health for engaging KordaMentha and now that we have gone out for the phase 3 expressions of interest process, we are being told that they shouldn't be allowed to apply. Apparently, the Hon. Irene Pnevmatikos—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter, enough.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —thinks that we should put out an expression of interest which says, 'We are looking for consultants to help us with phase 3. KordaMentha need not apply.' I don't intend to corrupt the procurement process in that way.