Appendix 2 - Public Hearing

A public hearing was held on the Bill on 18 August 2005 in Senate Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra.

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

Australian Medical Association
- Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, President
- Dr Choong-Siew Yong, Vice-President
- Mr John O'Dea, Director Medical Practice Department
National Rural Health Alliance
- Mr Gordon Gregory, Executive Director
Department of Health and Ageing
- Mr Philip Davies, Deputy Secretary
- Ms Samantha Robertson, A/g Assistant Secretary, Medicare Benefits Branch