Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-10-28 Daily Xml

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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:48): So the government doesn't intend to allow these do-it-yourself kits to be made available in South Australia, whereas they are available everywhere else and also in many parts of the world, and it will be left to Professor Spurrier—

The PRESIDENT: You have asked your question. It's a supplementary.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: It is.

The PRESIDENT: You have asked the question. The minister can respond.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: I haven't finished it, Mr President. And it will be left—

The PRESIDENT: Supplementary questions are not to be accompanied by something approaching a second reading speech or an explanation. You have asked the question. I will ask the minister to respond.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: Mr President, it was in relation to the response I received. What I was asking is: so these kits will not be made available and the decision will be left to Professor Spurrier and police commissioner Grant Stevens to decide whether or not these kits are made available to South Australians—

The PRESIDENT: The minister will answer the question now.

The Hon. F. PANGALLO: —like they are everywhere else?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:49): Basically, what the honourable member just asked me is: is the Marshall Liberal government intending to continue to rely on public health advice? The answer is yes.