Ahead of the meeting, Malinauskas told reporters he would “thoroughly scrutinise” the health advice that is keeping quarantine and mask-wearing rules in place, saying the public “deserve to know” why South Australia has stricter restrictions in place compared to other states.
“I’ve always said if I became premier I would follow the health advice,” he said.
“As premier you get a lot more access to information than you do as opposition leader.
“That brings with it a responsibility to scrutinise all the information.”
Cameras were allowed into the meeting briefly at the start, but the rest of the discussions took place behind closed doors.
Malinauskas did not provide comment after the meeting finished, but an announcement is likely today – the second anniversary of the state’s major emergency declaration.
During the election campaign, Malinauskas promised to chair the now-defunct transition committxjmtzywee if he formed government.
At the time, he said a premier should not sit outside the meeting room waiting to be told what was happening, given the broad impact of COVID-19 restrictions on people’s lives.
It comes as South Australians face hours-long queues at some PCR testing sites, with 10,173 people getting swabbed on Sunday.
