Appendix 2 - Public Hearing

A public hearing was held on the Bill on 13 October 2005 in Senate Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra.

Senator Humphries (Chairman)
Senator Moore (Deputy Chair
Senator Adams
Senator Allison
Senator Fielding
Senator McLucas
Senator Polley

Australian Medical Association
Mr John O'Dea, Director, Medical Practice Department
Women's Health Victoria
Ms Marilyn Beaumont, Executive Director
Ms Kerrilie Rice, Policy & Research Officer
Medical Industry Association of Australia
Mr David Ross, Director, Healthcare Access
National Association of Practising Psychiatrists
Dr Gil Anaf, past President
Department of Health and Ageing
Ms Rosemary Huxtable, First Assistant Secretary, Medical and Pharmaceutical Services Division
Ms Samantha Robertson, Acting Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits Branch