Ms also told Dr Cox that the girl’s usual boisterous demeanour was absent in that she was She said that she repeated this on a being her loud little self’. ‘not number of occasions during the examination. Once Dr Cox had conducted his examination of Olivia he told Ms Hands that if she was to vomit again, then to be concerned and bring Olivia back. One available interpretation of this was that Ms Hands might only be concerned to the point of bringing Olivia back if Olivia vomited again, but that persisting diarrhoea was not so much of an issue. Ms Hands did not in terms ask Dr Cox to admit Olivia to hospital in Leigh Creek. The only contingency upon which admission might be contemplated was Dr Cox’s advice to the effect that if Olivia were to vomit she ought to be brought back to Leigh Creek. Ms Hands said that Dr Cox did not say anything about continued and persisting diarrhoea being a matter that might also bring Olivia back to Leigh Creek. Dr Cox did say, however, that he would call them tomorrow to see how Olivia was. One matter in dispute and which is of some importance is that in her evidence Ms Hands denied that she had said anything to Dr Cox about their plans for the rest of the afternoon. She denied that she had told Dr Cox that they were going to spend some time in Leigh Creek. She did not contemplate staying in Leigh Creek to see how Olivia progressed following the consultation. In this regard once it was established that Olivia would not be sent to Port Augusta, she was keen to get Olivia back home and back into her own environment. Ms Hands told Dr Cox that she lived at Balcanoona Station and that it was a 2 hour drive. She said that she had mentioned this in the context of explaining why she had packed some luggage in expectation of being sent to Port Augusta. In by Ms Kereru, counsel assisting, Ms Hands stated that if she had been offered admission to hospital that day, she would have agreed to this in order to be on the safe side. She believed that although she had not insisted on hospitalisation, she had made it clear to Dr Cox that she had fully expected it but felt as if she had been talked out of it. She said:
Ms also told Dr Cox that the girl’s usual boisterous demeanour was absent in that she was ‘not being her loud little self’. She said that she repeated this on a number of occasions during the examination. Once Dr Cox had conducted his examination of Olivia he told Ms Hands that if she was to vomit again, then to be concerned and bring Olivia back. One available interpretation of this was that Ms Hands might only be concerned to the point of bringing Olivia back if Olivia vomited again, but that persisting diarrhoea was not so much of an issue. Ms Hands did not in terms ask Dr Cox to admit Olivia to hospital in Leigh Creek. The only contingency upon which admission might be contemplated was Dr Cox’s advice to the effect that if Olivia were to vomit she ought to be brought back to Leigh Creek. Ms Hands said that Dr Cox did not say anything about continued and persisting diarrhoea being a matter that might also bring Olivia back to Leigh Creek. Dr Cox did say, however, that he would call them tomorrow to see how Olivia was. One matter in dispute and which is of some importance is that in her evidence Ms Hands denied that she had said anything to Dr Cox about their plans for the rest of the afternoon. She denied that she had told Dr Cox that they were going to spend some time in Leigh Creek. She did not contemplate staying in Leigh Creek to see how Olivia progressed following the consultation. In this regard once it was established that Olivia would not be sent to Port Augusta, she was keen to get Olivia back home and back into her own environment. Ms Hands told Dr Cox that she lived at Balcanoona Station and that it was a 2 hour drive. She said that she had mentioned this in the context of explaining why she had packed some luggage in expectation of being sent to Port Augusta. In by Ms Kereru, counsel assisting, Ms Hands stated that if she had been offered admission to hospital that day, she would have agreed to this in order to be on the safe side. She believed that although she had not insisted on hospitalisation, she had made it clear to Dr Cox that she had fully expected it but felt as if she had been talked out of it. She said: