پر وزير اعظم جان هاوررڊ چيو آهي ته اهو عمل فقط اضافي 45 ملين ڊالر جي ڏيڻ ۾، اسپتال جي سهولتن کي تسمانيا جي حڪومت پاران ڊائونگريڊ ٿيڻ کان تحفظ مهيا ڪرڻ لاءِ هو.
But Prime Minister John Howard has said the act was only to safeguard the facilities of the hospital from being downgraded by the Tasmanian government, in giving an extra AUD$45 million.