Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Health): The member asked why it took so long to initiate discussions. I've been engaging with the unions on this issue since last year, so it's a variety of discussions. Most of the discussions last year centred on a whole range of workplace issues, and it's fair to say that there's a range of issues with this workforce where improvement is called for in terms of the structure of work, work hours, the in-between travel issues and what have you. So a range of issues have been under discussion during all that time, and in that time the issues about this legislation of continuing protection but—most importantly—seeking pay equity have been very much at the forefront of that discussion.