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No.Individual / OrganisationDatePagesFile/s
1
Ms Carol O'Donnell
28/03/20051
2
Queensland Nurses' Union
15/04/20053
3
Migrant Resource Centre
29/04/20053
4
Dr Patrick Cregan, F.R.A.C.S.
01/05/200515
5
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University
28/04/20053
6
Confidential personal submission
09/05/20052  
7
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
10/05/200520
8
Breast Cancer Network Australia
12/05/20057
9
Department of Health and Ageing
12/05/200511
10
Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
16/05/200510
11
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
16/05/20053
12
Health Workforce Queensland
20/05/20052
14
University of Adelaide Medical School Curriculum Committee
13/05/20055
15
Professor Joan McMeeken
05/05/20051
16
Australian Physiotherapy Association
16/05/200532
17
Australian Rheumatology Association
12/05/20052
18
ACT Health
18/05/20055  
19
Australian Psychological Society
17/05/20057
20
NSW Government
18/05/200512
21
OT Australia
19/05/20057
22
Australian Health Policy Institute, University of Sydney
19/05/20056
23
Dr Graeme Alexander
17/05/20058
24
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
27/09/20059  
25
Australian Institute of Radiography
30/05/20052
26
Marlene Eggert, RN
30/05/20058
27
Ms Carol O'Donnell
11/06/20051
28
Family Care Medical Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
31/05/2005
29
Dr James E Breheny
30/06/20053
30
Sydney South West Area Health Service
05/07/20053
32
Australian Dental Council
06/07/20052
33
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
13/07/20052
34
Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration
15/07/20054
35
Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists Inc
20/07/20058
36
Old Linton Medical Practice
20/07/20052
37
Australasian Society of Cardiovascular Perfusionists #
25/07/20053
38
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
25/07/200718
39
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
19/07/20054
40
Council of Social Service of New South Wales
22/07/20052
41
Centre for Midwifery and Family Health
27/07/20057
42
Brisbane North Division of General Practice Ltd
27/07/20052
43
Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (ANZCA/RACP)
27/07/200517
44
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
27/07/20059
45
Brotherhood of St Laurence
27/07/20056
46
Rural Doctors Association of Australia
27/07/200511
47
Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges
27/07/20052
48
Professor Wayne Gibbon
27/07/200568
49
Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools
27/07/200522
50
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and Department of Economics
27/07/20058
51
Professor Peter Brooks
27/07/20056
52
Royal College of Nursing, Australia
28/07/200532
53
Speech Pathology Australia
29/07/200577
54
OT Australia
29/07/200541
55
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
29/07/20055
56
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association
29/07/200512
57
Australian Society of Anaesthetists
29/07/200515
58
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
29/07/200513
59
Dr Bruce Swanson
29/07/20057
60
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
29/07/200528
61
Dietitians Association of Australia
29/07/200511
62
Medical Indemnity Industry Association of Australia #
29/07/200556
63
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Aust and New Zealand)
29/07/20054
64
Aged and Community Services of Australia
29/07/20052
65
Australian Physiotherapy Association
29/07/200542
66
The Public Health Association of Australia #
14
67
Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences +
30/07/20059
68
D Wentworth-Walsh
31/07/20052  
69
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia
29/07/200510
70
Health Professions Council of Australia
29/07/200517
71
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health Inc
29/07/200518
72
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
29/07/20058
73
The New South Wales Council for Intellectual Disability
29/07/20057
74
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Strategy and Action Plan (NATSINSAP) Steering Group
29/07/20053
75
Australian Association of the Deaf
29/07/20052
76
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
29/07/200510
77
Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice, School of Nursing, University of Melbourne
29/07/200530
78
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
29/07/200530
79
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
29/07/200526
80
Queensland Nurses Union
     
     
81
Post-graduate Medical Council of Victoria
28/07/20056
82
South Australian Government
29/07/200551
83
Optometrists Association Australia
01/08/2005
84
Rural Health Education Foundation
31/07/20059
85
Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils
29/07/20056
86
WA Local Government Association
29/07/20057
87
Australian Health Policy Institute
88
Australasian Podiatry Council #
30/07/200514
89
Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
31/07/200519
90
Bernadette Brennan & Associates
31/07/200524
91
Teresa O'Connor
31/07/200524
92
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
31/07/20054
93
Bryan Martin Johnson
31/07/200519
94
Bernadette Brennan & Associates
31/07/200510
95
Assoc Prof J P Strumberg
31/07/200510
96
Professor John Humphreys
31/07/20054
97
Human Genetics Society of Australasia
01/08/200526
98
Adam Johnston #
Attachment 1
5
99
Australian College of Midwives
31/07/200536
100
Moya Anderson RN, PNSA
101
Tasmanian School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania
102
Queensland Community Services and Health Industries Training Council Inc
01/08/20056
103
Australian Dental Association Inc
01/08/200522
104
The Australasian College of Dermatologists
01/08/200515
105
Pathology Associations Committee
2
106
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University
30/07/200517
107
Australian Institute of Radiography
01/08/200521
108
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
109
Australian Private Hospitals Association #
01/08/200541
110
NSW Rural Doctors Network
01/08/200526
111
Australian Association of Pathology Practices
01/08/20058
112
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
01/08/200512
113
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Provincial Fellows Committee
114
Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine
01/08/20054
115
Aged Care Association of Australia Ltd
02/08/200510
116
Australian Association of Social Workers
02/08/20058
117
Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
03/08/20052
118
The Australian Psychological Society
01/08/200563
119
Australian Medical Association
01/08/200519
120
The College of Nursing
03/08/20054
121
St John Ambulance Australia
02/08/20058
122
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australia
123
COTA National Seniors Partnership
04/08/200519
124
Ms Leonie M Short
04/08/20052
125
NSW Mental Health Coordinating Council
04/08/200524
126
National Rural Health Alliance and College of Medicine and Health Sciences, ANU
04/08/200517
127
People's Health Movement Australia
04/08/200528
128
The Australian College of Non VR General Practitioner's Inc
05/08/20054
129
General Practice Education and Training Ltd
05/08/200548
130
The Urological Society of Australasia
05/08/20058
131
Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons
08/08/200513
132
General Practice and Primary Health Care NT
08/08/200513
133
The Australian Nursing Federation (Victorian Branch)
08/08/200514
134
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia Inc.
08/08/20051
135
Australian Divisions of General Practice
05/08/200524
136
Australian Rural & Remote Workforce Agencies Group
08/08/200537
137
Australian Nursing Federation
08/08/200519
138
Dept of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
08/08/20058
139
NSW Nurses’ Association
08/08/20055
140
The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
29/07/20056
141
Nurses Board of Western Australia
08/08/20056
142
Centre for Health Services Management, University of Technology, Sydney
29/08/20054
143
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
05/08/200524
144
Associate Professor Leonie Segal
08/08/20053
145
The Australian College of Ambulance Professionals (ACAP)
146
Rural Workforce Agency Victoria
10/08/200525
147
Strategic Planning Group for Private Psychiatric Services
26/07/200525  
148
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
10/08/200515
149
John Menadue AO
05/08/20053
150
School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
10/08/20057
151
Australian Healthcare Association
10/08/200515
153
Postgraduate Medical Council of NSW
11/08/20058
154
Medical Training and Education Council of NSW
11/08/20058
155
Victorian Government
15/08/200568
156
The Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the Cancer Council Australia #
15/08/200566
157
Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
17/08/20053
158
Confidential
  
159
Department of Health and Ageing
19/08/200580
160
Dr Peter O’Meara
19/08/20053
161
Rural Doctors Association of Australia
19/08/2005114
162
Mental Health Council of Australia
19/08/200510
163
Centre for Innovation in Professional Health Education #
22/08/200555
164
Dr John McCormack
22/08/200533
165
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
18/08/200542
166
Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council #
08/08/200556
167
Dr Barrie G Thompson
22/08/20053
168
Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear Medicine
29/07/200514
169
School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland
25/08/20054
170
Vision Group Pty Ltd
29/08/20056
171
Queensland Government #
23/08/2005134
172
Australian Local Government Association
29/08/200515
173
Australian Health Information Council
31/08/20052
174
Dr Erich Heinzle
05/09/200512
175
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
09/09/20056
176
I-MED/MIA Network
12/09/20055
177
ACT Government
13/09/200520
178
NSW Government
12/09/200568
179
Western Australian Government
15/09/200553
PP180
Tasmanian Government
21/09/200519
PP181
Department of Education, Science and Training
21/09/200530
PP182
Northern Territory Government
25/09/200536
PP183
Ms Carol O’Donnell #
12/10/200517
PP184
Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating Authorities
29/09/20056
PP185
The Maternity Coalition
19/10/20054
PP186
Resthaven
20/10/20056
PP187
Dr David W. Glaspole
07/10/20051
PP188
Nganampa Health Council
28/10/20052
PP189
Dr Stephen Doig
28/10/20052
PP190
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
25/10/20052
PP191
Australian Pharmacy Examining Council
02/11/20052
PP192
Australian Doctors’ Fund
02/11/20055
PP193
Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia
02/11/20051
PP194
Professor Peter Brooks
07/11/20055
PP195
Australian Society of Anaesthetists
07/11/20054
PP196
Mr Lee Lawrence
04/11/20054
PP197
Professor Stephen Duckett
04/11/20056
PP198
Dr Erich Heinzle
04/11/20052
PP199
Dr Bertram Vanrenen
07/11/20057
PP200
Interprofessional Education Group of the Australian Rural Health Education Network
07/11/2005
PP201
Queensland Nursing Council
07/11/20052
PP202
Association for Australian Rural Nurses *
07/11/20057
pp203
Guide Dogs Association of SA and NT
08/11/20055
PP204
Australian Rural Nurses
08/11/20052
PP205
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
03/11/200532  
PP206
The Council of Pharmacy Registering Authorities
08/11/20057
PP207
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
08/11/200512
PP208
Professor Allan Carmichael
08/11/20054
PP209
Professor Paul Gatenby
09/11/20052  
PP210
Not allocated
  
PP211
The Australian College of Non VR General Practitioners
09/11/20055  
PP212
Centre for Remote Health
09/11/20053
PP213
Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
09/11/20055
PP214
Australian Dental Council
09/11/20055
PP215
Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand)
09/11/20054
PP216
Alzheimers Australia
09/11/200511
PP217
Health and Community Services Union
09/11/200510
PP218
Ms Robyn Tantau
10/11/20052  
PP224
Cancer Voices NSW
10/11/200512
PP225
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
10/11/20059
PP226
Mr Tony Smith #
04/11/200511  
PP227
Australian Orthopaedic Association
08/11/20057
PP228
Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
10/11/20052
PP229
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
10/11/20054
PP230
Aged and Community Services Australia
10/11/20055
PP231
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
10/11/20057
PP232
Nurses Board of Victoria
10/11/200514
PP233
Dr Eleanor M Long
10/11/20055
PP234
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
10/11/20055
PP235
Royal District Nursing Service
10/11/20055
PP236
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
10/11/20057
PP237
NSW Nurses’ Association
10/11/20058
PP238
Centre for Military and Veterans' Health
10/11/20054
PP239
Dietitians Association of Australia
10/11/20053
PP240
Professor John Humphreys
10/11/20053
PP241
The Australasian College of Dermatologists
10/11/20052
PP242
National Heart Foundation of Australia
10/11/20052
PP243
Australian Rheumatology Association
07/11/20053
PP244
Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory
07/11/2005
PP245
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
09/11/20052
PP246
Professor Vin Massaro
11/11/200510
PP247
OT Australia
10/11/20058
PP248
Royal Rehabilitation Centre
07/11/20053
PP249
Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists’ Association
11/11/20053
PP250
Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
11/11/20056
PP251
Dr Luke McLindon
11/11/20055
PP252
Australian Council of Physiotheraphy Regulating Authorities
11/11/200545
PP253
Deakin University Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
11/11/20056
PP254
Rural Ambulance Victoria
11/11/20052
PP255
Australian Rural Health Education Network
11/11/20057
PP256
Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit
11/11/200510
PP257
NSW Physiotherapists Registration Board
11/11/20053
     
     
PP258
Australian College of Ambulance Professionals
11/11/20054
PP259
Dr Elizabeth Harford
11/11/20052
PP260
Speech Pathology Australia
11/11/200514
PP261
Council of Procedural Specialists
11/11/20053
PP262
The Australian Association of Exercise and Sports Sciences
11/11/200531  
PP263
Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (National)
11/11/200528
PP264
Australian Institute of Radiography
11/11/20058
PP265
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health
11/11/200511
PP266
Royal College of Nursing, Australia
11/11/200519
PP267
Health Professions Council of Australia
11/11/200514
PP268
Australian Psychology Accreditation Council
11/11/20053
PP269
Australasian Society of Cardio-Vascular Perfusionists
11/11/20053
PP270
Queensland Nurses' Union
11/11/200513
PP271
Australian Physiotherapy Association
11/11/200519
PP272
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
11/11/20056
PP273
Joint Medical Boards Advisory Committee of the Australian Medical Council
11/11/20054
PP274
The Australian Society for Medical Research
11/11/20053
PP275
Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
11/11/20057
PP276
Health Reform South Australia
11/11/200513
PP277
Australian Doctors Trained Overseas Association
11/11/200525
PP278
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics
11/11/20052
PP279
Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
11/11/20054
PP280
Dr Heather Hancock
11/11/20052
PP281
Australasian Podiatry Council
11/11/200512
PP282
Professor Laurie Geffen
11/11/20052
PP283
The Australian Psychological Society Ltd
11/11/200522
PP284
The Nursing Board of Tasmania
11/11/20051
PP286
Australian Sonographers Association
11/11/20055
PP287
Australian Nursing Federation (Vic Branch)
11/11/200524
PP288
McKesson Asia Pacific
11/11/20056
PP289
Melbourne Private Hospital
11/11/20057
PP290
Australasian College of Podiatric Surgeons
11/11/200514
PP291
Australian Nursing Federation #
11/11/200517
PP292
The College of Nursing
11/11/20054
PP293
Department of Health and Ageing
11/11/20058
PP294
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia
11/11/200514
PP295
National Rural Health Alliance
11/11/20056
PP296
Health Workforce Queensland
11/11/20056
PP297
Victorian Government
11/11/200555
PP298
Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils of Australia
14/11/20054
PP299
Industry Skills Council
11
PP300
Northern Territory Government
11/11/20056
     
     
PP301
Dental Hygienists’ Association of Australia
12/11/20053
PP302
Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences
13/11/20051
PP303
James Cook University Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
13/11/20057
PP304
Adam Johnston #
13/11/200513
PP305
Dental and Oral Therapist Association of Queensland
14/11/20051
PP307
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
14/11/200520
PP308
RMIT University
14/11/20059  
PP309
Marlene Eggert
14/11/20056
PP310
Australian Dental Association
17/11/200526  
PP312
The School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne
14/11/20056
PP313
Rural Doctors Association of Australia and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
17/11/20059
PP314
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
15/11/20054
PP315
Australian Medical Association
15/11/200514
PP316
Australian Private Hospitals Association
15/11/20052
PP317
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
15/11/200513
PP318
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
15/11/20058
PP319
Optometrists Association Australia
15/11/20058
PP320
Australian Divisions of General Practice
15/11/200511
PP321
Council of Ambulance Authorities
15/11/20053
PP322
Southern Health
15/11/20053
PP323
Health Services Union
15/11/200532
PP324
General Practice and Primary Health Care NT
15/11/20055
PP325
Queensland Government
15/11/200525
PP325
Australian Association of Social Workers
11/11/20059
PP327
Dr Bruce Swanson
16/11/20058
PP328
National Rural Health Network
16/11/20059
PP329
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
16/11/200513
PP330
Not allocated
  
PP331
Australian Osteopathic Association
04/11/200512
PP332
Joint State and Territory Health CEOs
14/11/200545
PP323
Department of Health, Western Australia
11/11/200518  
PP334
Public Health Association of Australia
11/11/20057  
PP335
Australian College of Operating Room Nurses
09/11/200511  
PP336
ACT Government
14/11/2005
PP337
Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools
18/11/20058
PP338
Dental Practice Board of Victoria
10/11/20052
PP339
Tasmanian Government
18/11/200510
     
     
PP340
Australian Medical Association (NSW)
22/11/20052
PP341
The Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and the Cancer Council of Australia
18/11/200511
PP344
Dr Luke McLindon and Dr Amanda Lamont
11/11/20055
PP345
ECH Inc
21/11/20051
PP346
Professions Australia
23/11/20057
PP347
Australian Nurse Practitioner Association
09/11/20052  
PP348
Jennifer Rabach
10/11/20057  
PP349
Kathleen Mary Puls
11/11/20058  
PP350
Strategic Planning Group for Private Psychiatric Services
10/11/20052  
PP352
NSW Government
23/11/200521
PP353
Australian Rural and Remote Workforce Agencies Group
24/11/20059
PP354
Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
24/11/20052
PP355
Department of Education, Science and Training
23/11/200510
PP356
Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association #
23/11/20059
PP357
Capital Region - Area Consultative Committee
23/11/2005  
PP358
The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery
9
PP360
Not allocated
  
PP361
People’s Health Movement Australia
28/11/20054
PP362
Dr Bertram Vanrenen
24/11/200514
PP363
The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
25/11/20052  
PP364
The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society
06/12/20052
PP365
Australian Medical Council
06/12/20058  
PP366
Not allocated
  
PP367
Ms Robyn Vines
16/12/2005
PP368
Australian Doctors’ Trained Overseas
16/12/2005
PP369
Australian Nurse Practitioner Association
20/12/20052
PP370
General Practice Registrars Australia
20/11/20053
PP371
Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (1)
22/12/20056
PP373
Australian College of Health Service Executives # (1)
20/12/200514