Senate debates
Friday, 23 March 2007
Private Health Insurance Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006
In Committee
10:33 am
Chris Ellison (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source
These are standard Democrat amendments. I have come across them before. I appreciate the intent behind them and I am not dismissing them, but I can say quite clearly and strongly to this committee that the government will be making this appointment on merit. We see that the current processes are working. They are appropriate and we do not see a need to change them. Merit will, of course, be the criterion upon which the appointment will be made.
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