Responses to government inquiries

When a parliamentary committee completes an inquiry it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to Health, we respond to these reports and state what we intend to do. We list these responses here.

Our responses to parliamentary inquiries are listed here.

Parliamentary inquiries investigate:

  • policy matters
  • government administration
  • government performance.

The committees that run inquiries come from:

  • the Senate
  • the House of Representatives
  • both (called joint committees).

When the committee completes its inquiry it tables a report in parliament. Where the inquiry is relevant to Health, we respond to these reports and state what we intend to do.

Responses

Responses to government inquiries

Obesity epidemic in Australia – Final report

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report – Obesity Epidemic in Australia: Final Report.

Out-of-pocket costs in Australian healthcare

The Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report:
Out-of-pocket costs in Australian healthcare.

Tobacco Harm Reduction – Report

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report:
Tobacco Harm Reduction: Report.

Hospital funding cuts – the perfect storm – Final report

This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee report Final report – Hospital funding cuts: the perfect storm:
The demolition of Federal-State health relations 2014-2016.

Australian Government response to the Better Access evaluation

This is the government response to the final report of an independent evaluation of the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule initiative (Better Access).
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