Mr. Leo Kearns:

I mentioned shared services earlier. There will definitely still be shared services. There is no value in creating six payroll-type services, as long as shared services do not become a block. There is nothing wrong with a shared service; it can be quite positive. I would expect an RHA to have financial capability, however. Since the organisations are significant, it is unthinkable that they would not have a strong finance function. They have to do all their financial management strategising and align their strategy with the clinical services. However, I imagine that a service such as payroll is certainly one that could be shared.