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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Integrity Care

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): Final supplementary, sir, from the original answer in relation to the minister's claim that there is no state power in relation to the closure of Integrity Care: can the minister outline on whose advice she is making statements that there is no power to intervene anywhere from any authority in South Australia in relation to Integrity Care?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (15:05): I think, once again, the Leader of the Opposition is a master; he is a master, I will give him that. He is a master at putting words into people's mouths. We have screening regulations.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order, the honourable Leader of the Opposition!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: The responsibility for screening comes under the NDIS rules of the federal parliament, so it's a requirement of every organisation that is an NDIS provider in South Australia to have their staff appropriately screened. The federal regulator is the Quality and Safeguards Commission. They are able to register and they are also able to deregister. The call by the Labor Party, who constantly demonstrate that they don't understand—they do not understand how the NDIA and the NDIS works—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: They do not understand how the system works—

The Hon. I.K. Hunter: Why you won't act, that's what we don't understand.

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter!

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: The Hon. Mr Hunter and the honourable Leader of the Opposition! Minister, conclude your answer, please.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: The Labor Party doth protest too much. They know they are not on a winner when they start barracking from the backbench. I can explain it to them all over again. I might have to draw a picture next time, but I suppose, Mr President, if I hold up a drawing you will rule that out of order as a prop.

The PRESIDENT: Props are out of order, yes.

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: But it might come to that, Mr President. We might need to hold a private briefing for the Labor Party to explain who the regulator is—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: —how screening works, who provides the screening, who holds the list of employees. I don't know how many times I can say this. I'm getting tired of listening to myself, so I'll sit down.

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