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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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McGowan, Dr C.

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (14:30): Supplementary: given that the entire leadership of SA Health, that being all senior officers except the highest paid one, that being the CEO of SA Health, fronted the media this morning with the minister to answer questions about what he's now setting up, can you please explain if the chief executive, the highest paid member of SA Health, has been sidelined or stood down or, if not, could he just not be bothered attending the press conference?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:30): I thank the honourable member for his question. I think he asserted that all of the leadership of SA Health was at the press conference except for Chris McGowan.

The Hon. J.E. Hanson: Nine out of 10.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: Well, that's an interesting claim because I didn't see Don Frater, I didn't see Lynne Cowan, I didn't see the CEO of the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health, and I didn't see Lyn Dean, the CEO of Wellbeing SA. All of those people are CEOs or deputies.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD: Point of order: Mr President, I can't hear the minister's answer. It's impossible to hear, even as close as this.

The PRESIDENT: Well—

The Hon. S.G. WADE: So the fact of the matter is, what the honourable member has highlighted—

The Hon. J.E. Hanson interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hanson, please restrain yourself.

The Hon. S.G. WADE: —is that we didn't have the head office bureaucrats at the press conference. Well done!

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