College Submissions

As part of the policy and advocacy stream, the College contributes to the wider health policy debate by developing evidence-based submissions on behalf of the College membership, in response to government consultations and Parliamentary Inquiries.

• Western Australia Election Statement - March 2013
• Submission to the Australian Government's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan - December 2012
• NHMRC: Ethical Review of Quality Improvement Activities in Health Services Letter - November 2012
• Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2013-2014 Submission - October 2012
• Submission to inquiry into Australia's response to the WHO's Commission on Social Determinants of Health Report - October 2012
• National Primary Healthcare Strategic Framework Submission - October 2012
• Health and Community Services Committee Inquiry into palliative care services and home and community care services in Queensland - August 2012 (PDF 106KB)
• Government Investment Funds Amendment Bill Submission - July 2012
• PBAC Review of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme anti-dementia drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease - July 2012 (PDF 61KB)
• Towards an Aboriginal Health Plan for NSW Discussion Paper - June 2012 (PDF 135KB)
• WA Inquiry into Educational Outcomes: submission on FASD - the RACP was asked to provide a submission on FASD to an West Australian inquiry on educational outcomes that had FASD among its terms of reference - June 2012 (PDF 84KB)
• Inquiry into Dementia: Early diagnosis and Intervention - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing - May 12 (PDF 185KB)
• Inquiry into Palliative Care in Australia - Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs - March 2012 (PDF 87KB)
• Doctors External Health Programs - Submission to the Medical Board of Australia inquiry - March 2012 (PDF 103KB)
• Activity based funding for Australian public hospitals: Towards a Pricing Framework - Independent Hospital Pricing Authority - February 2012
• Human Rights Commission Inquiry on Age Assessment - about the use of x-rays to determine the age of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say they are children - January 2012 (PDF 101KB)
• Senate Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) Bill 2011 - regarding the use of x-rays to determine the age of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say they are children - January 2012 (PDF 66KB)
• Submission on a National Children's Commissioner - December 2011 (PDF 42KB)
• Submission on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - to the House Standing Committee - December 2011 (PDF 80KB)
• Comments on Telehealth Technical Standards Position Paper and Guidance on Security, Privacy and Technical Specifications for Clinicians - Department of Health and Ageing - Nov 2011 (PDF 32KB)
• Public consultation paper on the definition of ‘practice' - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Nov 2011 (PDF 145KB)
• Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) System: Exposure Draft PCEHR Bill 2011 - Department of Health and Ageing - Oct 2011 (PDF 60KB)
• Flexible Fund discussion papers - Department of Health and Ageing - October 2011 
• Proposed registration standard for interns - Medical Board of Australia - August 2011
• PCEHR legislation issues paper - Department of Health and Ageing - August 2011 
• Inquiry into the Professional Services Review (PSR) Scheme - Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs - August 2011 
• Evaluation of the Medical Specialists Outreach Assistance Program - Health Policy Analysis - July 2011
• Medication Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities - Australia's Health - July 2011
• COAG Hospital Access Targets - Department of Health and Ageing - June 2011
• Response to the Commonwealth Government's Position Paper - National Health Reform: Lead Clinicians Groups - June 2011
• Guidelines for medical practitioners and medical students infected with blood-borne viruses - Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - June 2011 (PDF 56KB)
• Draft Specialist Letter package - National E-Health Transition Authority - May 2011 (PDF 57KB)
• National Health Reform Performance Accountability Framework - May 2011
• Draft Concept of Operations Patient Controlled E-Health Record (PCEHR) - Department of Health and Ageing - May 2011 (PDF 51KB)
• Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority - Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees - April 2011 (PDF 45KB)
• Lead Clinicians Groups - Department of Health and Ageing - Feb 2011 (PDF 158KB)
• Telehealth - Department of Health and Ageing - Feb 2011 (PDF 44KB)
• Response to the Comonwealth Government's Medicare Locals Discussion Paper - Dec 2010
• Draft National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards  - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Oct 2010 (PDF 37KB) 
• Patient Safety in Primary Health Care - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Oct 2010 (PDF 27KB) 
• Caring for Older Australians - Productivity Commission - Aug 2010 (PDF 76KB)
• Disability Care and Support Inquiry - Productivity Commission - Aug 2010 (PDF 60KB)
• Consultation Paper 5: Proposals for Registration Standards - Medical Board of Australia - Aug 2010 (PDF 109KB)
• Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy - Council of Australian Governments - May 2010 (PDF 248KB) -
• Development of a National Strategic Framework for Rural and Remote Health - Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC) - Apr 2010 (PDF 223KB)
• Inquiry into Health Practitioner Regulation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 - Community Affairs Legislation Commitee - Apr 2010 (PDF 28KB)
• Consultation Paper 3: Codes and Guidelines (Advertising and Mandatory Notification) - Medical Board of Australia - Apr 2010 (PDF 36KB)
• Australian Infection Control Guidelines: preventing and managing infection in healthcare - National Health and Medical Research Council - Mar 2010 (PDF 88KB)
• Removal of Restrictions on Pathology Request Forms - Deptartment of Health and Ageing - Mar 2010 (PDF 66KB)
• Consultation Paper 2: Proposals for registration standards for limited registration, a code of practice for the medical profession and a revised list of specialties and specialist titles - Medical Board of Australia - Feb 2010 (PDF 98KB)
• Review by Peers in Professional and Administrative Processes - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Feb 2010 (PDF 197KB)
• Draft National Safety and Quality Healthcare Standards - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Feb 2010 (PDF 94KB)
• Indigenous Juveniles and Young Adults in the Criminal Justice System - Australian Federal House of Representatives - Jan 2010 (PDF 118KB)
• Ethical Issues Involved in the Transitions to Palliation and End of Life Care for People with Chronic Conditions - NHMRC - Jan 2010 (PDF 97KB)
• The Migration Treatment of People with a Disability - Joint Standing Committee on Migration (Australia) - Nov 2009 (PDF 205KB)
• Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program - Indigenous Chronic Disease Measure Guidelines - Department of Health and Ageing - Nov 2009 (PDF 104KB)
• Operation of Health Care Complaints Act 1993 Discussion Paper - NSW Health Committee on Health Care Complaints Commission - Oct 2009 (PDF 158KB)
• Review of the Existing Supply and Remuneration Arrangements for Drugs Listed Under Section 100 of the National Health Act 1953 - Oct 2009 (PDF: 109KB)
• Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration: Draft Consensus Statement - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Sep 09 (PDF 71KB)
• Queensland Social Development Commitee Inquiry on Chronic Diseases - Aug 2009 (PDF 175KB)
• National Women's Health Policy - Jul 2009 (PDF 238KB)
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Consultation: Proposal P293 Nutrition, health and related claims - May 2009 (PDF 96KB)
• 'Australia's Future Tax System' (Henry Tax Review) - May 2009 (PDF 153KB)
• Supplemental Brief for the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) - May 2009 (PDF 69KB)
• Therapeutic Goods Administration re. Levels and Kinds of Evidence for Listed Medicines with Indications and Claims for Weight Loss - Apr 2009 (PDF: 98KB)
• Therapeutic Goods Administration re. Use of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies for Medical Devices Supplied in Australia - Mar 2009 (PDF: 46KB)
• National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) Interim Report - 'A Healthier Future for All Australians' - Mar 2009 (PDF 191KB)
• Review of the Health and Disability Commissioner Act and the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights - Mar 2009 (PDF 29KB)
• Inquiry of the Senate Select Committee on Men's Health - Mar 2009 (PDF 147KB)
• National Primary Health Care Strategy - Mar 2009 (PDF 158KB)
• Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs' Inquiry into Excise Tariff Amendment Bill 2009 and Customs Tariff Amendment Bill 2009 - Mar 2009 (PDF 130KB)
• Submissons on the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (link to webpage)
• Inquiry into Public Hospital Performance Data - Victorian Parliament - Feb 09 (PDF 27KB)
• Dept. of Environment and Climate Change NSW re. Regulation on the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment (Vapour Recovery) Regulation 2009 - Feb 2009 (PDF: 43KB)
• Preventative Health Taskforce Submission - Dec 2008 (PDF 26KB)
• Therapeutic Goods Administration re. Regulation of Hypoxic Therapy and Altitude training devices (Hypoxicators) in Australia - Sep 2008 (PDF: 26KB)
• Review of Organ and Tissue Donation Procedures Select Committee - Queensland Parliament - Aug 2008 (PDF 214KB)
• Senate Inquiry to the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits - Cost Recovery) Bill 2008 - Jul 2008 (PDF: 40KB)
• Theraputic Goods Administration re. Prescription of isotretinoin to women of child-bearing age - May 2008 (PDF: 130KB)
• Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Mental Health Services - Jul 2007 (PDF 65KB)

New Zealand Submissions

• RACP submission to the Health Select Committe - child abuse and children's health - July 2012 (PDF: 882 KB)
• Submission to the Maori Affairs Select Committee - Inquiry into the determinants of wellbeing for Maori children - March 2012 (PDF: 312KB)
• RACP submission to the Ministry of Social Development - the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - February 2012 (PDF: 410KB)
• Changes to the Role of Pharmac - Apr 2010 (PDF 27KB)
• Regulation of Health Professionals - Mar 2010 (PDF 367KB)
• Use, Training and Regulation of Medical Assistants - Medical Council of New Zealand - Oct 2009 (PDF: 35KB)
• Background Paper - Physician Assistants in New Zealand (PDF: 514kb)
• Good Prescribing Practice and Related Statements (New Zealand) - Aug 2009 (PDF: 337KB)
• Proposed Amendment to the New Zealand Folic Acid Standard - Aug 2009 (PDF 339KB)
• Proposed Practice Visits and Continuing Professional Development - New Zealand Medical Council - June 2009 (PDF 332KB)
• Role of Consumer Advisory Commitee on Pharmac (New Zealand) - Jun 2009 (PDF 321KB)
• Submission to New Zealand Medical Council: Beliefs and Medical Practice - May 2009 (PDF 390KB)
• Credentialling Framework for New Zealand Health & Disability Service Providers - Apr 2009 (PDF 358KB)

Please contact the Policy and Advocacy Unit for further information: policy@racp.edu.au