Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2020-03-25 Daily Xml

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Coronavirus

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:40): A supplementary arising from the original answer: in terms of medical devices or equipment, was the minister able to contribute any South Australian capabilities to the national meeting, particularly ones that might be able to switch from current manufacturing to the manufacturing of things that are going to be needed?

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade and Investment) (14:40): As I said, we have got some capability starting to emerge for the manufacturer of surgical masks. That was the one that I'm aware of, but of course the senior officials will keep talking to each other about what is needed. It wasn't like a shopping list this morning but a coordination, that everybody is on the same page and let's not compete, let's make sure we have national coordination to make sure we don't duplicate our efforts, and of course make sure that we have the best possible amount of equipment for all of Australia.