Senate debates

Monday, 22 November 2010

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2010

In Committee

8:06 pm

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The reason I am trying to nail this down a little bit under (c) is that there is no consumer representative as part of that process of review as far as I understand it. These issues are specifically relevant to consumers, so my concern is to ensure that it is on the agenda to convene a discussion. I note that at the moment, as I understand it, it is the Pharmacy Guild, the National Pharmaceutical Services Association, GMIA and Medicines Australia. They are industry bodies rather than consumer bodies, and I am keen to ensure that an issue can be raised if a consumer is not there to flag it.

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