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Inquiry into the administration of health practitioner registration by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Submissions received by the Committee

Sub No.

1Mr Dechawut Boontun, RN (PDF 80KB) 
2Mr James Hill, RN (PDF 35KB) 
3Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (PDF 216KB) 
4Confidential
5Consumers Health Forum of Australia (PDF 1163KB) 
6The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (PDF 130KB) 
7Name Withheld (PDF 42KB) 
8Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
9Name Withheld (PDF 16KB) 
10Australian Psychological Society Family Law and Psychology Interest Group (PDF 39KB) 
11Institute of Private Practising Psychologists  (PDF 129KB) 
12Avant Mutual Group Limited (PDF 3406KB) 
13Australian Medical Council (PDF 383KB) 
14Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists (PDF 290KB) 
15The Australian College of Specialist Psychologists (PDF 211KB) 
16Homebirth Access Sydney (PDF 82KB) 
17Confidential
18Victorian Association of Maternal and Child Health Nurses (PDF 138KB) 
19Australian College of Midwives (PDF 24KB) 
20MDA National Insurance (PDF 761KB) 
21Australian Private Midwives Association and Midwives in Private Practice (PDF 985KB) 
22The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (PDF 34KB) 
23Australian Medical Association  (PDF 145KB) 
24The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia  (PDF 39KB) 
25Northern Territory Government (PDF 748KB) 
26Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) (PDF 1313KB) 
27Chairs of the ten national health profession boards in the National Scheme (PDF 168KB) 
28Melbourne Medical Deputising Service (MMDS) (PDF 779KB) 
29Chiropractors' Association of Australia (PDF 65KB) 
30Albury Wodonga Regional GP Network (PDF 1253KB) 
31Association of Counselling Psychology (PDF 243KB) 
32Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (PDF 60KB) 
33Homebirth Australia (PDF 69KB) 
34Australian Dental Association Inc. (PDF 231KB) 
35Ramsay Health Care Australia (PDF 252KB) 
36The Australian Psychological Society Ltd (PDF 184KB) 
37Optometrists Association Australia (PDF 53KB) 
38Australian Dental Industry Association (PDF 184KB) 
39Australian Sonographers Association (PDF 427KB) Attachment 1(PDF 276KB) Attachment 2(PDF 134KB) 
40Maternity Coalition Inc (PDF 281KB) 
41Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PDF 269KB) 
42Forum of Australian Health Professions Councils (PDF 121KB) 
43Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine (PDF 94KB) 
44Catholic Health Australia (PDF 394KB) 
45The Australian Society of Independent Midwives (PDF 158KB) 
46The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (PDF 71KB) 
47CRANAplus (PDF 149KB) 
48Confidential
49Rural Health Workforce Australia (PDF 285KB) 
50Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (PDF 197KB) 
51AMA NSW (PDF 20KB) 
52Australian Doctors' Fund (PDF 151KB) 
53The Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PDF 182KB) Attachment 1(PDF 295KB) 
54Australian Physiotherapy Association (PDF 83KB) 
55Confidential
56Australian Osteopathic Association (PDF 1238KB) 
57Australian Nursing Federation (PDF 55KB) 
58Australian College of Mental Health Nurses  (PDF 381KB) 
59Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (PDF 111KB) 
60Australian Association of Psychologists inc (PDF 170KB) Attachment 1(PDF 108KB) Attachment 2(PDF 34KB) Attachment 3(PDF 128KB) Attachment 4(PDF 123KB) Attachment 5(PDF 56KB) 
61Specsavers (PDF 3768KB) 
62Royal College of Nursing Australia (PDF 1708KB) 
63Australian Doctors Trained Overseas Association (PDF 95KB) 
64Name Withheld (PDF 38KB) 
65Name Withheld (PDF 15KB) 
66Name Withheld (PDF 39KB) 
67Name Withheld (PDF 15KB) 
68Name Withheld (PDF 37KB) 
69Dr Mukesh Haikerwal (PDF 90KB) Attachment 1(PDF 137KB) Attachment 2(PDF 145KB) Attachment 3(PDF 647KB) Attachment 4(PDF 408KB) 
70Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (AHWMC) (PDF 691KB) Attachment 1(PDF 162KB) Attachment 2(PDF 28KB) Attachment 3(PDF 16KB) 
71Mr. Gordon Blair (PDF 38KB) 
72Name Withheld (PDF 212KB) 
73Name Withheld (PDF 40KB) 
74Ms Christine Symington (PDF 10KB) 
75Mr Jamie Johnstone (PDF 19KB) 
76Name Withheld (PDF 67KB) 
77Ms Therese Smeal (PDF 42KB) 
78Mr Anthony Lawler (PDF 42KB) 
79Mr Renier Erasmus (PDF 47KB) 
80Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
81Dr Michael Free (PDF 463KB) 
82Ms Maria Polymeneas (PDF 330KB) 
83Name Withheld (PDF 8KB) 
84Ms Fiona Stevens (PDF 60KB) 
85Name Withheld (PDF 101KB) 
86Ms Brigitte Kupfer (PDF 67KB) 
87Name Withheld (PDF 41KB) 
88Mr Adam Criddle (PDF 79KB) 
89Australian College of Psychologists (ACP) (PDF 77KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 81KB) 
90Ms Karyn Matotek (PDF 71KB) 
91Joyous Birth, the Australian Homebirth Network (PDF 25KB) 
92Name Withheld (PDF 54KB) 
93Name Withheld (PDF 11KB) 
94Name Withheld (PDF 63KB) 
95Name Withheld (PDF 55KB) 
96Name Withheld (PDF 39KB) 
97Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
98Name Withheld (PDF 42KB) 
99Name Withheld (PDF 214KB) 
100Mrs Donna O'Brien (PDF 392KB) 
101Dr John Jacmon (PDF 76KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 81KB) 
102Ms Jenny Corran (PDF 19KB) 
103Name Withheld (PDF 66KB) 
104Dr Lindsay Duncan (PDF 74KB) 
105Name Withheld (PDF 131KB) 
106Name Withheld (PDF 13KB) 
107Ms Ratjiraporn Harnroongroj (PDF 570KB) 
108Name Withheld (PDF 16KB) 
109Name Withheld (PDF 44KB) 
110Mr Luciano Guglielmin (PDF 40KB) 
111Dr Luciana Lanza (PDF 17KB) 
112Dr Neil Gilbert (PDF 7KB) 
113Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
114Name Withheld (PDF 18KB) 
115Confidential
116Confidential
117Confidential
118Confidential
119Confidential
120Confidential
121Confidential
122Confidential
123Confidential
124Confidential
125Confidential
126Confidential
127Confidential
128Confidential
129Confidential
130Confidential
131Confidential
132Confidential
133Confidential
134Confidential
135Confidential
136Confidential
137Mrs Chrissy Grainger (PDF 16KB) 
138Ms Tass Holmes (PDF 50KB) 
Supplementary Submission(PDF 53KB) 
139Name Withheld (PDF 112KB) 
140Ms Kathryn Bown (PDF 13KB) 
141Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
142Ms Diana Condylas (PDF 183KB) 
143Mrs Gabrielle Mutton (PDF 28KB) 
144Ms Clare Shamier (PDF 48KB) 
145Mrs Claire Johnston-Hall (PDF 30KB) 
146Ms Carolyn Hastie (PDF 34KB) 
147Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
148Mrs Fiona Clarke (PDF 32KB) 
149Ms Helen Smith (PDF 3KB) 
150Ms Karen Arthur (PDF 34KB) 
151Mr Mark Oakley (PDF 2KB) 
152Ms Nicola Dutton (PDF 3KB) 
153Mrs Amy Mann (PDF 32KB) 
154Ms Anne Regan (PDF 34KB) 
155Ms Zoe Gordon (PDF 21KB) 
156Miss Patricia Stratton (PDF 17KB) 
157Ms Alicia Davey (PDF 24KB) 
158Dr Brett Hill (PDF 13KB) 
159Ms Melody Bourne (PDF 56KB) 
160Ms Michelle Zimmerman (PDF 18KB) 
161Ms Jaia Baer (PDF 12KB) 
162Home Midwifery Association (PDF 12KB) 
163Ms Milica Fraser (PDF 30KB) 
164Ms Laura Russo (PDF 26KB) 
165Ms Rebecca Jolly (PDF 6KB) 
166Ms Kathryn Williams (PDF 34KB) 
167Ms Pria Holmes (PDF 3KB) 
168Mrs Michelle McRitchie (PDF 6KB) 
169Ms Annshar Wolfs (PDF 37KB) 
170Name Withheld (PDF 34KB) 
171Name Withheld (PDF 30KB) 
172Name Withheld (PDF 37KB) 
173Name Withheld (PDF 11KB) 
174Name Withheld (PDF 8KB) 
175Name Withheld (PDF 9KB) 
176Name Withheld (PDF 33KB) 
177Ms Amanda Vella (PDF 7KB) 
178Ms Cate Finch (PDF 47KB) 
179Ms Chloe Coulthard (PDF 7KB) 
180Ms Elizabeth Isaacs (PDF 8KB) 
181Ms Heidi Hibberd (PDF 34KB) 
182Ms Jacinta Cross (PDF 48KB) 
183Ms Jo Hunter (PDF 13KB) 
184Ms Melanie Jackson (PDF 224KB) 
185Ms Binky Henderson (PDF 34KB) 
186Ms Esther James (PDF 43KB) 
187Ms Victoria Meadth (PDF 87KB) 
188Dr Christine Sharp (PDF 14KB) 
189Ms Gail Robertson (PDF 20131KB) 
190Dr Anne Etchells (PDF 267KB) 
191Ms Anna Wiederroth (PDF 19KB) 
192Dr Brendan Lloyd (PDF 75KB) 
193Ms Dianne Veitch (PDF 56KB) 
194Ms Angela Elia (PDF 59KB) 
195Mr Henry Briffa (PDF 13KB) 
196Dr Merrilly Watson (PDF 77KB) 
197Ms Mimi Wellisch (PDF 25KB) 
198Name Withheld (PDF 27KB) 
199Ms Patricia Ryan (PDF 11KB) 
200Dr Paul Campbell (PDF 25KB) 
201Ms Penny Fox (PDF 8KB) 
202Dr John Girardi (PDF 31KB) 
203Dr Harry Mayr (PDF 48KB) 
204Dr Timothy Hill (PDF 15KB) 
205Dr David Hoffman (PDF 42KB) 
206Dr Dianne Perrett-Abrahams (PDF 14KB) 
207Mr Shayne Hanks (PDF 23KB) 
208Mr Jeff Coucill (PDF 9KB) 
209Dr Carin Swaddling (PDF 2353KB) 
210Dr Sandra Gaffney (PDF 35KB) 
211Dr Marion Yeadon (PDF 28KB) 
212Mr Robert Armstrong (PDF 500KB) 
213Mr Patrick Barry and Mr Craig Darling (PDF 3385KB) 
214Name Withheld (PDF 230KB) 
215Ms Linda Bruce (PDF 68KB) 
216Confidential
217Confidential
218Confidential
219Confidential
220Confidential
221Confidential
222Confidential
223Confidential
224Confidential
225Confidential
226Confidential
227Confidential
228Confidential
229Confidential
230Confidential
231Confidential
232Confidential
233Confidential
234Confidential
235Confidential
236Confidential
237Confidential
238Confidential
239Mrs Hollie Singleton (PDF 37KB) 
240Ms Robyn Thompson (PDF 37KB) 
241Ms Robyn Burgess (PDF 27KB) 
242Ms Shayla Razga (PDF 10KB) 
243Mr Steven Stanley (PDF 29KB) 
244Ms Sue Martin (PDF 24KB) 
245Ms Suzanne Ingleton (PDF 7KB) 
246Ms Vanessa Winter (PDF 55KB) 
247Ms Gillian Hall (PDF 13KB) 
248Ms Kirsten Adams (PDF 8KB) 
249Ms Elizabeth Sheppard (PDF 32KB) 
250Ms Naomi Waldron (PDF 8KB) 
251Ms Rachel Pilgrim (PDF 36KB) 
252Ms Lyned Isaac (PDF 60KB) 
253Name Withheld (PDF 46KB) 
254Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
255Name Withheld (PDF 32KB) 
256Confidential
257Name Withheld (PDF 130KB) 
258Name Withheld (PDF 103KB) 
259Name Withheld (PDF 109KB) 
260Confidential
261Name Withheld (PDF 24KB) 
262Name Withheld (PDF 967KB) 
263Name Withheld (PDF 64KB) 
264Name Withheld (PDF 37KB) 
265Name Withheld (PDF 789KB) 
266Name Withheld (PDF 84KB) 
267Name Withheld (PDF 70KB) 
268Name Withheld (PDF 165KB) 
269Name Withheld (PDF 64KB) 
270Confidential
271Name Withheld (PDF 66KB) 
272Name Withheld (PDF 25KB) 
273Name Withheld (PDF 535KB) Attachment 1(PDF 435KB) Attachment 2(PDF 204KB) 
274Name Withheld (PDF 85KB) 
275Name Withheld (PDF 14KB) 
276Name Withheld (PDF 18KB) 
277Name Withheld (PDF 12KB) 
278Name Withheld (PDF 13KB) 
279Name Withheld (PDF 13KB) 
280Name Withheld (PDF 37KB) 
281Mr Phill Newlyn (PDF 72KB) 
282Name Withheld (PDF 15KB) 
283Confidential
284Name Withheld (PDF 73KB) 


Form Letters Received

1Form letter 1, received from 245 individuals(PDF 8KB) 
2Form letter 1 with variations, received from 133 individuals(PDF 18KB) 
3Form letter 2 with variations, received from 16 individuals(PDF 65KB) 

Additional Information Received

1Document tabled by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia at public hearing, 4 May 2011(PDF 186KB) 
2Document tabled by the Australian Psychological Society at public hearing, 4 May 2011(PDF 147KB) 
3Document tabled by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency at public hearing, 5 May 2011(PDF 46KB) 
4Clarification to evidence given at public hearing on 5 May 2011, by Ms Malisa Golightly, Medicare Australia(PDF 61KB) 

Answers to Questions on Notice

1Answers to Questions on Notice from AHPRA, taken at the public hearing on 5 May 2011, provided on 20 May 2011(PDF 205KB) 
2Answers to Questions on Notice from Australian Nursing Federation, taken at the public hearing on 5 May 2011, provided on 20 May 2011(PDF 55KB) 
3Answers to Questions on Notice from Department of Health and Ageing, taken at the public hearing on 5 May 2011, provided on 23 May 2011(PDF 60KB) 
4Answer to Question on Notice from Department of Human Services, taken at the public hearing on 5 May 2011, provided on 23 May 2011(PDF 28KB) 

For further information, contact:

Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:+61 2 6277 3530
Fax:+61 2 6277 5809
Email:fpa.sen@aph.gov.au

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