❓ Mr Zempilas questions the Health Minister's inability to answer a question regarding medical equipment business cases, contrasting it with a previous minister's response. The Minister cites resource constraints and increased facilities as reasons for not providing the data.
AnsweredQoN 1357Legislative Assembly
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I refer to your answer to QON 585 and QON 586 and ask: (a) Why could a previous Health Minister provide an answer to a similar question (QON 5464-2019) yet you couldn't; (b) How many business cases have been submitted for new or replacement of medical equipment since 1 January 2025; (c) How many business cases were approved; and (d) How many business cases were denied?
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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Health Infrastructure
Response time
4 days
(a) As previously advised, the data requested is not regularly reported on and would require extensive resourcing including frontline staff. Further, there are significantly more facilities than in 2019 and this is not considered to be a reasonable use of frontline resources.
(b-d) A business case is submitted as part of usual budget processes.
(b-d) A business case is submitted as part of usual budget processes.
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