Footnotes

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

[1]        Following the restructuring of Senate Committees on 13 May 2009, the inquiry was continued by the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee.

[2]        COAG, 'Intergovernmental Agreement for a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions', p. 1, available at http://www.nhwt.gov.au/natreg.asp.

[3]        COAG, Council of Australian Governments' Meeting Adelaide Communiqué, 26 March 2008, p. 5.

[4]        COAG communiqués on the NRAS are available at http://www.nhwt.gov.au/natreg.asp.

[5]        Podiatry was included despite not being registered in the Northern Territory. This was regarded as a special case arising from the small number of podiatry practitioners in that jurisdiction (Northern Territory podiatrists are registered to practise through other jurisdictions).

[6]        Intergovernmental Agreement, p. 3.

[7]        Intergovernmental Agreement, p. 3.

CHAPTER 2 - DESIGN OF THE NATIONAL REGISTRATION AND ACCREDITATION SCHEME FOR DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTH WORKERS

[1]        Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council, Communiqué, 8 May 2009, pp 1-5, available at http://www.nhwt.gov.au/natreg.asp.

[2]        Submission 20a, p. 1.

[3]        Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 19.

[4]        Submission 6c, p. 1.

[5]        Submission 40a, p. 2.

[6]        Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 62.

[7]        Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, clause 10(1)-(3), p. 11, available at http://www.nhwt.gov.au/natreg.asp.

[8]        Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, clause 10(4), p. 11.

[9]        Submission 77a, p. 2.

[10]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 2.

[11]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 49..

[12]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 21-22.

[13]      Professor Lyn Littlefield, Executive Director, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 29.

[14]      Australian Dental Association, Submission 31a, p. 7.

[15]      Dr Sue Whicker, Chief of Staff, APodC, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 11.

[16]      Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Submission 20a, p. 1.

[17]      Submission 20a, p. 1.

[18]      Submission 31a, p. 8.

[19]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 36.

[20]      Professor Lyn Littlefield, Executive Director, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 29.

[21]      Submission 40a, p. 2.

[22]      Submission 15a, p. 2.

[23]      Dr David Hillis, Chief Executive Officer, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 84.

[24]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 38.

[25]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 45.

[26]      Submission 29b, pp 3-4.

[27]      Submission 31a, p. 8.

[28]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 36.

[29]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 63

[30]      Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, p. 32.

[31]      Submission 40a, p. 2.

[32]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 28.

[33]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 36.

[34]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 17. The Committee understands that existing accreditation authorities will be retained in the transition to the Scheme on 1 July 2010.

[35]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 16.

[36]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 36.

[37]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 16.

[38]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 36.

[39]      Submission 20a, p. 2.

[40]      Submission 29b, p. 4.

[41]      Submission 29b, p. 4.

[42]      Submission 15a, p. 4.

[43]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 22.

[44]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 22

[45]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 19.

[46]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 28.

[47]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 28.

[48]      Submission 29b, p. 5.

[49]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 29.

[50]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 65.

[51]      Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, p. 24.

[52]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 20.

[53]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 24

[54]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 20.

[55]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 95.

[56]      Submission 80a, p. 5.

[57]      Submission 29b, p. 6.

[58]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 64.

[59]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 38.

[60]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 39.

[61]      Professor Lyn Littlefield, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 39.

[62]      Dr Neil Hewson, President, ADA, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 45.

[63]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 48.

[64]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 48.

[65]      Submission 31a, p. 10.

[66]      Submission 31a, p. 10.

[67]      Submission 6c, p. 8.

[68]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 65.

[69]      Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, clause 6, p. 8.

[70]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, pp 8-9.

[71]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 17.

[72]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 11. Information on the AMC code can be found at http://goodmedicalpractice.org.au.

[73]      Submission 20a, p. 3.

[74]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 86.

[75]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, pp 33-34.

[76]      Submission 31a, p. 19.

[77]      Submission 60a, p. 4.

[78]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 37.

[79]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 15.

[80]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 46.

[81]      Submission 60a, p. 8.

[82]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, pp 40-41.

[83]      Submission 29b, p. 5.

[84]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 67.

[85]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, pp 30-31.

[86]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 20.

[87]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 20.

[88]      Submission 29b, p. 2.

[89]      Dr Neil Hewson, President, ADA, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 51.

[90]      Submission 85b, p. 2.

[91]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 37.

[92]      Submission 60a, p. 4.

[93]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 2.

[94]      Submission 6c, p. 9.

[95]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, pp 68-69.

[96]      Submission 31a, p. 9.

[97]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 99.

[98]      Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 22.

[99]      Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 69.

[100]    Submission 29b, p. 5-6.

[101]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, pp 85-86.

[102]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 82.

[103]    Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 37.

[104]    Submission 15a, p. 5.

[105]    Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 73.

[106]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 30.

[107]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 84.

[108]    Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, clause 137, p. 67.

[109]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 69.

[110]    Submission 99, p. 5.

[111]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, pp 72-73.

[112]    Submission 80a, p. 2.

[113]    Submission 6c, pp 1-5

[114]    Submission 99, p. 4.

[115]    Submission 99, p. 4.

[116]    Submission 99, p. 4.

[117]    Submission 99, pp 8-11.

[118]    Submission 80a, p. 2.

[119]    Submission 99, p. 5.

[120]    Submission 99, p. 5.

[121]    Submission 80a, p. 3.

[122]    Submission 85b, p. 2.

[123]    Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 21.

[124]    Submission 95a, p. 5.

[125]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 2.

[126]    Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, clause 12, p. 12.

[127]    Cited at Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 3.

[128]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 3.

[129]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 7.

[130]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 8.

[131]    Dr Mark Gilheaney, President, ACPS, Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 8.

[132]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 4.

[133]    Submission 77a, p. 3.

[134]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 2.

[135]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 5.

[136]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 13.

[137]    Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 74.

[138]    Submission 40a, p. 5.

[139]    Submission 40a, p. 3.

[140]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 24.

[141]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 25.

[142]    Submission 40a, p. 5.

[143]    Submission 40a, p. 5.

[144]    Submission 40a, p. 5.

[145]    Submission 40a, p. 4.

[146]    Proof Committee Hansard, 14 July 2009, p. 72.

[147]    Submission 40a, p. 6.

[148]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 16.

[149]    Submission 40a, p. 6.

[150]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 26.

[151]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 31.

[152]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 31.

[153]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 31.

[154]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 32.

[155]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 32.

[156]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 32.

[157]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 32

[158]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 31.

[159]    Submission 95a, p. 10.

[160]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 55.

[161]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 58.

[162]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 60.

[163]    Proof Committee Hansard, 13 July 2009, p. 94.

[164]    Submission 60a, p. 3.

[165]    Submission 99, p. 6.

[166]    Submission 80a, p. 4; Submission 6c, p. 5.

[167]    Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Exposure Draft, p. 36.

APPENDIX 3 - Chronology of National Registration and Accreditation Implementation Project events[1]

[1]        This chronology was provided to the Committee by the National Registration and Accreditation Implementation Project team.

[2]        Based on the Secretariat's assessment of the public submissions received as at 3 August 2009.