Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Minister for Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I am getting to the committee. The member for Gellibrand is champing at the bit to suggest that I am not answering the questions. I am trying to answer them as specifically as possible. The member for Gellibrand asked about the committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians that was conducting this review. It is true that Dr Daryl Efron was originally appointed by the RACP to chair the working party overseeing the revision. Dr Efron stepped down from that position. The new chair, as advised by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, will be Associate Professor David Forbes. Associate Professor Forbes is a highly regarded paediatrician. He is very familiar with the NHMRC guideline review process. His areas of clinical practice and research are not associated with ADHD in any way. He has declared he has no pecuniary or professional interest in companies involved in the development or marketing of drugs and medicinal preparations.

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