Inquiry into Compliance Audits on Medicare Benefits
Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 6 May 2009
9:00am – 5:00pm
Senate Committee Room 2S3,
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Time |
Witness |
9:00am – 9:30am |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Sub 22)
Dr Karen Flegg, Fellow of the College
Ms Lauren Cordwell, Acting Manager, General Practice Advocacy and Support |
9:30am – 10:00am |
Civil Liberties Australia (Sub 9) (via teleconference)
Mr Bill Rowlings, Chief Executive Officer |
10:00am – 10:30am |
Break (emergency evacuation exercise) |
10:30am – 11:30am |
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Sub 13)
Dr Maria Tomasic, Honorary Secretary
Australian Psychological Society (Sub 8)
Mr David Stokes, Senior Manager, Professional Practice |
11:30am – 12:15pm |
Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ltd (Sub 19) (via teleconference)
Mr Peter Dodd, Solicitor, Health Policy and Advocacy |
12:15pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
1:30pm – 2:15pm |
Australian Privacy Foundation (Sub 3)
Dr Roger Clarke, Chair
Dr Juanita Fernando, Chair, Health Sub Committee |
2:15pm – 2:45pm |
Medical Indemnity Industry Association of Australia (Sub 4) (via teleconference)
Ms Ellen Edmonds-Wilson, Chief Executive Officer |
2:45pm – 3:30pm |
Australian Medical Association (Sub 11)
Dr Rosanna Capolingua, President
Mr Francis Sullivan, Secretary General |
3:30pm – 3:45pm |
Break |
3:45pm – 5:00pm |
Medicare Australia (Sub 16)
Ms Philippa Godwin, Acting Chief Executive Officer
Mr Mark Jackson, Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mr Colin Bridge, General Manager Program Review Division
Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 21)
Mr David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary
Mr Tony Kingdon, First Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division
Ms Samantha Robertson, Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits Branch |
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia