Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I move amendment (1) on sheet UL102 circulated by the government:

(1) Schedule 2, item 4, page 12 (after line 12), after section 72-25, insert:

72-27 Matters to have regard to before exercising certain powers

In deciding whether to exercise a power under section 72-20 or 72-25, the Minister must have regard to the following:

(a) whether the exercise of the power would be detrimental to the interests ofinsured persons;

(b) whether the exercise of the power would significantly limit medical practitioners' professional freedom, within the scope of accepted clinical practice, to identify and provide appropriate treatments.