Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-06-22 Daily Xml

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Residential Care Services

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (14:42): My question is to the Minister for Human Services regarding housing. When a person is in a building owned by SA Health, receiving support from a service managed by the Department of Human Services and getting visited by the NGO staff, who exactly is responsible for the care of residents?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:42): I thank the honourable member for his question. Everybody has a general duty of care; I should say that in a general sense. In terms of the direct services, it would most likely be the direct service provider. It also depends, in terms of the health aspects, on whether SA Health has clinical oversight or governance.