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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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SA Health, ICAC Report

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:39): My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing. Minister, do you not see that there is a perception that the credibility of such an investigation will now be compromised, with a task force made up of hand-picked government officials—basically, the government investigating itself? Who decided on the members of this task force; just what powers of investigation will this task force have in calling and compelling witnesses to give evidence; how much will it cost; when will it complete its investigation; and is the reason that the government is refusing to allocate resources to the ICAC commissioner because it has no confidence in the ICAC commissioner?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:39): I thank the honourable member for his question, because it gives me the opportunity to clarify any misunderstandings there might have been into the role of the cross-agency implementation task force. Let's be clear: it's not a royal commission; it's not a judicial inquiry; it's not, if you like, a pseudo-evaluation.

What it is is an attempt to identify the work that is already being done in the streams of concerns that the ICAC commissioner has; to take on board the observations of the ICAC commissioner, which draw on six years of dealing with numerous health issues; and to coordinate the implementation of the implementation plan.

I am hopeful that the government will have a detailed response by the end of the year. It will be the cross-agency task force's job to oversee the implementation of that plan and to coordinate the resources of government, and beyond government, to the task before us.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Pangallo, a supplementary.

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