Inquiry into the Government’s administration of the Pharmaceutical
Benefits Scheme (PBS)
Public Hearing - Canberra, Monday 25 July 2011
Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House
Canberra
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Time |
Witness |
9.00 am – 10.30 am |
Panel
Department of Health and Ageing (Submission 46)
Mr David Learmonth, Deputy Secretary
Ms Felicity McNeill, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division
Ms Adriana Platona, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch
Department of Finance and Deregulation
Mr David Martine, Deputy Secretary, Budget Group
Mr David de Carvalho, First Assistant Secretary, Social Policy Division, Budget Group |
10.30 am – 11.10 am |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
Professor Lloyd Sansom, Chair |
11.10 am – 11.20 am |
Break |
11.20 am – 12.10 pm |
Medicines Australia (Submission 36)
Dr Brendan Shaw, Chief Executive
Mr Andrew Bruce, Director, Health Policy and Research |
12.10 pm – 1.10 pm |
Lunch |
1.10 pm – 2.00 pm |
Consumers Health Forum (Submission 9)
Ms Carol Bennett, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anna Wise, Senior Policy Manager |
2.00 pm – 2.40 pm |
Panel
Cancer Voices Australia (Submission 8)
Mr John Stubbs, Executive Officer
Brain Tumour Alliance Australia Incorporated (Submission 17)
Mr Denis Strangman, Secretary
Mr Matt Pitt, Chair |
2.40 pm – 2.50 pm |
Break |
2.50 pm –3.25 pm |
SANE Australia (Submission 10) – via teleconference
Ms Barbara Hocking, Executive Director |
3.25 pm – 4.00 pm |
Hepatitis Australia (Submission 21)
Ms Helen Tyrrell, Chief Executive Officer |
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia