Inquiry into National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for
Doctors and Other Health Workers
Terms of reference
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The Senate has referred the
following matter to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report
by 18 June 2009:
The design
of the Federal Government’s national registration and accreditation scheme
for doctors and other health workers, including:
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the impact of the scheme on state and territory health services;
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the impact of the
scheme on patient care and safety;
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the effect of the
scheme on standards of training and qualification of relevant health
professionals;
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how the scheme will
affect complaints management and disciplinary processes within particular
professional streams;
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the appropriate role,
if any, in the scheme for state and territory registration boards; and
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alternative models for
implementation of the scheme.
Written
submissions are invited and should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Senate Community Affairs
Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Closing
date for the receipt of submissions is 30 April 2009.
The Committee prefers to receive submissions
electronically as an attached document - email:
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au.
Submissions become Committee documents and
are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Publication of
submissions includes loading them onto the internet and their being
available to other interested parties including the media. Persons making
submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee.
Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised
release of them is not protected.
Following consideration of submissions, the
Committee will hold public hearings. The Committee will consider all
submissions and may invite individuals and organisations to give evidence
at the public hearings.
Information relating to
Senate Committee inquiries, including notes to assist in the preparation
of submissions for a Committee, can be located on the internet at
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm.
For further details contact the
Committee Secretary, phone: (02) 6277 3515, fax (02) 6277 5829,
email:
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia