Senator PARRY (3:39 PM) —I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 2 standing in the name of Senator Cormann by omitting the reporting date of 6 May 2011 and substituting the reporting date of 13 May 2011.

Leave granted.

Senator PARRY —At the request of Senator Cormann, I move:

   That the following matters be referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 13 May 2011:

The administration of health practitioner registration by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and related matters, including but not limited to:

(a)   capacity and ability of AHPRA to implement and administer the national registration of health practitioners;

(b)   performance of AHPRA in administering the registration of health practitioners;

(c)   impact of AHPRA processes and administration on health practitioners, patients, hospitals and service providers;

(d)   implications of any maladministration of the registration process for Medicare benefits and private health insurance claims;

(e)   legal liability and risk for health practitioners, hospitals and service providers resulting from any implications of the revised registration process;

(f)   liability for financial and economic loss incurred by health practitioners, patients and service providers resulting from any implications of the revised registration process;

(g)   response times to individual registration enquiries;

(h)   AHPRA’s complaints handling processes;

(i)   budget and financial viability of AHPRA; and

(j)   any other related matters.

Question agreed to.