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Tuesday, 28 November 2000
Page: 19945


Senator CHRIS EVANS (5:58 PM) —I do not think Senator Allison and I quite understand each other. Maybe the minister can provide some advice. As I understand it, the person on the panel has no function. There is a list of names—that is what the panel is—and they are only used if they are appointed as an administrator or a nurse adviser. The doctor obviously will not be appointed as a nurse adviser, so the question is whether they are appointed as an administrator. My understanding of how it works is that they have no role unless they are appointed as the administrator of the nursing home. The panel does not have any other wide consultation role—they either get appointed as the administrator, or they do not. That is where I think we may be at cross-purposes, but I may be wrong. I hope the minister can clarify this, because he does have the advantage of the best legal minds the health department can provide.