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

My understanding is that if there is disagreement then there simply would not be advice per se. I think the strength of bodies like this is that when both the department and the industry in effect agree on policy proposals that gives the outcome strength. If there is no agreement then clearly recommendations to government would not be forthcoming, nor indeed would they have much cachet because the department and industry groups could not agree.