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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 19/02/2001 : health and aged care portfolio : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I declare open this hearing of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee considering the additional estimates for the portfolio of Health and Aged Care. On 30 November 2000, the Senate referred to this committee the particulars of proposed additional expenditure for the year ending 30 June 2001 for the

Date: 19/02/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4564/0003 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 19/02/2001 : health and aged care portfolio : Office of the National Health and Medical Research Council : [Senate Estimates]

Senator HARRADINE —Mr Wells, I refer you to a response to me in late November to my question E017 on a draft report relating to the termination of pregnancy. I asked: When is the new abortion report likely to be finished? When will the NHMRC meet to discuss the new

Date: 19/02/2001 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4564/0005 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 22/11/2000 : Health and Aged Care Portfolio : Department of Health and Aged Care : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR — I welcome the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator John Herron, the departmental secretary, Mr Andrew Podger, and officers of the Department of Health and Aged Care. Minister, do you wish to make an opening statement? Senator Herron —No, thank you, Senator Knowles. CHAIR

Date: 22/11/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/4429/0005 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 3—Enhanced quality of life for older Australians : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CHRIS EVANS —Madam Chair, I thought if we could start with an agreed position on where we are on questions on notice it might be helpful. I think we had a discussion last time, Mr Podger, about some of the difficulties associated with this area and I think you

Date: 23/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1041/0005 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 2—Quality Health Care : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —We are now on Outcome 4. Senator Herron —Madam Chair, can we have an indication of whether there are some outcomes that we do not require people for? I wonder whether some of the people behind me might be able to leave before we embark on the next series

Date: 23/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1041/0007 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 5 : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CHRIS EVANS —On what date did the government receive the rural stocktake report prepared by Dr Best? Ms Briggs —I think it was March. Senator CHRIS EVANS —March this year? Ms Briggs —Yes. Senator CHRIS EVANS —Have you made that report publicly available? Ms Briggs —No. The intention is

Date: 23/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1041/0009 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 6—Hearing Services : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CHRIS EVANS —I will start by asking a couple of budget related questions. It seems to me that this measure in the budget is brought about by the fact that we have had quite a massive blow-out of the cost of hearing services. Is that right? Since the voucher

Date: 23/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1041/0011 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 23/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 8 : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CHRIS EVANS —Dr Wooding, what have you got to tell me? Do you want to tell me anything about the price of the 30 per cent rebate? Dr Wooding —What would you like to know, Senator? Senator CHRIS EVANS —I just thought you might like to get it off

Date: 23/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1041/0013 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 22/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I would like to welcome the minister, but I cannot. She is, like many others this morning, I understand, caught by fog and will hopefully be here in the not too distant future. But I would like to, of course, welcome the departmental secretary, Mr Andrew Podger, and the

Date: 22/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1037/0004 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 22/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 1—Population health and safety : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CROWLEY —I wanted to ask a question under `Population health'. I am having some difficulty understanding the figures. I have already explained a little bit about my difficulty in this area, but last year's portfolio budget statements show the administrative expenses for outcome 1—I think we are on page[nbsp

Date: 22/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1037/0006 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 22/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 1—Population health and safety : Australia New Zealand Food Authority : [Senate Estimates]

Senator WEST —I have questions for ANZFA. Mr Lindenmayer, I am just a bit puzzled: my recollection is that, in last year's agency expenses in the PBS on page 58, you were going to have an actual of $11.04 million and it ended up being $11.471 million. You received an

Date: 22/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1037/0008 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 22/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 2-Access to Medicare : [Senate Estimates]

Senator CROWLEY —Madam Chair, I would like to turn to the item on page 81 about the deletion of nasal sprays from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Can I ask about the process of the identifying of nasal sprays as opposed to any other medications? Why them for de-listing from the

Date: 22/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/1037/0010 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 02/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I declare open the supplementary hearing of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee considering the additional estimates for the portfolio of Health and Aged Care. The committee has before it a list of outcomes relating to matters which senators have indicated they wish to raise at this meeting. In

Date: 02/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/970/0003 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 02/05/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : Outcome 1Population health and safety : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I understand that the officers that were to deal with the issues Senator Evans wished to raise are not here, so we will go to Senator Allison. Senator ALLISON —There was a question, Chair, about whether the officers would be available before 10.00. CHAIR —Senator Evans advised me that

Date: 02/05/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/970/0005 - Source: SENATE

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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE : 11/04/2000 : HEALTH AND AGED CARE PORTFOLIO : [Senate Estimates]

CHAIR —I declare open this reconvened meeting of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee. On Monday, 10 April, the Senate ordered the minister to comply in full with an order of 21 October 1999 for the production of documents relating to magnetic resonance imaging. The minister, Senator Herron, wrote to the

Date: 11/04/2000 - Collection: Committees - ID: committees/estimate/958/0003 - Source: SENATE

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