Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Health, Senator Nash. I refer to correspondence from Dr Fergus Whitehead, the chief executive officer of Adelaide Pathology Partners laboratory, on the $7 GP tax. Is Dr Whitehead correct when he says that the imposition of a $7 GP tax will result in added costs for pathology laboratories, given additional staff will be required to collect the tax in collection centres? Can the minister confirm that pathology laboratories will be required to send additional $7 accounts to patients?