Senate debates

Wednesday, 20 June 2007

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007

In Committee

12:20 pm

Photo of Brett MasonBrett Mason (Queensland, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I understand that information regarding the composition and membership of the Medicines Working Group is on the website. There is nothing unusual to various industries’ officials—whether agricultural, manufacturing or indeed pharmaceuticals—about different countries geting together once a year, or sometimes more often, to discuss free trade agreement issues. Whether it is with the United States, New Zealand or Thailand, that is perfectly normal. I would have thought it was good policy practice. But the information you require, Senator Brown, is largely on the department’s website.

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