List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

4.29The committee recommends that the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

include geographic indicators in its excess mortality estimates; and

address gaps in the production and publication of data on excess mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, and people in rural and regional areas.

Recommendation 2

4.35The committee recommends that the Australian Government consider the design and compensation arrangements of a no-fault compensation scheme for Commonwealth-funded vaccines in response to a future pandemic event.

Recommendation 3

4.42The committee recommends that the Australian Government establish the Australian Centre for Disease Control as soon as practicable.

Recommendation 4

4.43The committee recommends that the Australian Government task the Department of Health and Aged Care with reviewing Australia’s public health information communication strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, to improve the delivery of future public health communication.

Recommendation 5

4.44The committee recommends that the Senate take note of the following:

witness participation in public hearings is critical to the committee inquiry process;

all witnesses who participate in committee public hearings should be treated with respect;

Senators should be reminded of the Resolution on the Broadcasting of Senate and Committee Proceedings.