Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction and background

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 110–20 August 2015, p. 3012.

[2]        Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 28.

[3]        PA, Submission 9, p. 2.

[4]        Mr Martin Nichols, Chair, Board of Directors, Australian and New Zealand

College of Paramedicine (ANZCP), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 39.

[5]        Associate Professor Michael Eburn, Australian National University (ANU), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 2.

[6]        Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Submission 15, pp 2–3.

[7]        Adjunct Associate Professor Raymond Bange, Central Queensland University (CQU), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 2. 

[8]        Paramedics Australasia (PA) https://www.paramedics.org/advocacy/registration/the-case-for-national-registration-for-paramedics/ (accessed 25 April 2016)

[9]        Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council, Communique, 6 November 2016, p. 2, http://www.coaghealthcouncil.gov.au/Publications/Communiques (accessed 25 April 2016)

[10]      PA, Australian Paramedics to be Nationally Recognised, 6 November 2015, https://www.paramedics.org/news-corporate/australian-paramedics-to-be-nationally-registered/ (accessed 25 April 2016)

[11]      PA, Paramedic Registration: Frequently Asked Questions, 4 December 2016, https://www.paramedics.org/news-corporate/paramedic-registration-frequently-asked-questions-issue-1/  (accessed 25 April 2016)

[12]      PA, Paramedic Registration: Frequently Asked Questions, 4 December 2016.

[13]      PA, Paramedic Registration: Frequently Asked Questions, 4 December 2016.

[14]      Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Submission 15, p. 1.

[15]      Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Submission 15, p. 1.

[16]      NSW Health, Submission 13, pp 2–3.

Chapter 2 - Paramedics in context

[1]        Ms Ruth Townsend, Submission 12, p. 13.

[2]        Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council Health Workforce Principal Committee, Consultation Paper: Options for Regulation of Paramedics, July 2012.

[3]        Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council Health Workforce Principal Committee, Consultation Paper: Options for Regulation of Paramedics, July 2012.

[4]        Australian and New Zealand College of Paramedicine (ANZCP), Submission 1, p. 6.

[5]        Mr Martin Nichols, Chair, Board of Directors, ANZCP, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016,    p. 39.

[6]        ANZCP, Submission 1, p. 6.

[7]        NCAU, Submission 5, p. 8.

[8]        National Council of Ambulance Unions (NCAU), Submission 5, p. 8.

[9]        ANZCP, Submission 1, p. 5.

[10]      Associate Professor David Mountain, Emergency Physician Representative, Australian Medical Association (AMA), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 11.

[11]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 22.

[12]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 22.

[13]      ANZCP, Submission 1, p. 11.

[14]      PA, Submission 9, p. 4.

[15]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 25.

[16]      Associate Professor Michael Eburn, Australian National University (ANU), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 3.

[17]      Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Who we are,                http://www.ahpra.gov.au/About-AHPRA/Who-We-Are.aspx (accessed 25 April 2016)

[18]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 22.

[19]      National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) The aims of NRAS, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/work-nras  (accessed 25 April 2016)

[20]      NRAS, Professions currently regulated, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/work-nras (accessed 25 April 2016)

[21]      Mr Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 33.

Chapter 3 - National registration and accreditation

[1]        Australian Paramedics Association (APA) Queensland, Submission 8, p. 4.

[2]        Australian Medical Association (AMA), Submission 2, p. 2.

[3]        Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Submission 15, p. 7.

[4]        Associate Professor Stephen Gough, Chair, National Ambulance Education Committee, Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 24.

[5]        Paramedics Australia (PA), Submission 9, p. 5.

[6]        PA, Submission 9, p. 5.

[7]        Ms Ruth Townsend, Submission 12, p. 20.

[8]        PA, Submission 9, p. 3.

[9]        CAA, Submission 7, p. 6.

[10]      Associate Professor David Mountain, Emergency Physician Representative, AMA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 13.

[11]      PA, Submission 9, p. 5.

[12]      Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Submission 15, p. 8.

[13]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 32.

[14]      Associate Professor Michael Eburn, Australian National University (ANU), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 7.

[15]      Mr John Bruning, General Manager, ANZCP, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 39.

[16]      Mr Martin Laverty, Chief Executive Officer, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 34.

[17]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 33.

[18]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 33.

[19]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 33.

[20]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 35.

[21]      RFDS, Submission 11, p. 1.

[22]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 34.

[23]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 3.

[24]      Associate Professor Mountain, AMA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 11.

[25]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 6.

[26]      Mr John Bruning, General Manager, ANZCP, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 40.

[27]      Adjunct Associate Professor Raymond Bange, Central Queensland University (CQU), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 5.

[28]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 5.

[29]      Associate Professor Stephen Gough, Chair, National Ambulance Education Committee, Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 25.

[30]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 30.

[31]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 30.

[32]      Mr Joe Acker, Vice-President, Paramedics Australasia (PA), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 19.

[33]      Associate Professor Gough, CAA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 23.

[34]      ANZCP, Submission 1, p. 6.

[35]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, p. 39.

[36]      Mr Joe Acker, Vice-President, PA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 18.

[37]      Mr Darren Reus, President, APA Queensland, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 18.

[38]      Mr Reus, APA Queensland, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 18.

[39]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 36.

[40]      Mr Joe Acker, Vice-President, PA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 21.

[41]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 3.

[42]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 33.

[43]      Mr Acker, PA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, pp 18–19.

[44]      Associate Professor Gough, CAA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 22.

[45]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 4.

[46]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 4.

[47]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 4.

[48]      Mr Martin Nichols, Chair, Board of Directors, Australian & New Zealand
College of Paramedicine, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 41.

[49]      Associate Professor Eburn, ANU, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 4.

[50]      Associate Professor Michael Eburn, Submission 6, p. 6.

[51]      AMA, Submission 2, p. 2.

[52]      PA, Submission 9, p. 4.

[53]      Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Submission 15, p. 7.

[54]      ANZCP, Submission 1, p. 6.

[55]      PA, Submission 9, p. 4.

[56]      Ambulance Employees Australia (AEA) Victoria, Submission 4, p. 4.

[57]      Mr Jim Arneman, Policy Officer, National Council of Ambulance Unions (NCAU), Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 28.

[58]      NSW Health, Submission 13, p. 9.

[59]      Professors Bange, Brightwell and Maguire, Submission 10, pp 40–41.

[60]      Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Submission 3, p. 5.

[61]      Associate Professor Gough, CAA, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 24.

[62]      Mr Laverty, RFDS, Committee Hansard, 20 April 2016, p. 36.