Government responses to enquiries

All responses to committee reports that relate to the portfolio of Health and Ageing and are tabled in Parliament are listed here.

29 February 2012
Australian Government Response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing Roundtable Forum on Burns Prevention – July 2010
Government Response to the recommendations of the House of Representatives Standing Committee

22 February 2012
Response to the Recommendations of the Community Affairs References Committee Report On Consumer Access to Pharmaceutical Benefits
Government response to the recommendations of the Community Affairs References Committee

25 August 2011
Letter to Senator Claire Moore, Committee Chair
Government response to the 2008 Senate Community Affairs Committee's inquiry into mental health services

May 2011
Hear Us: Inquiry Into Hearing Health in Australia
Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Report Hear Us: Inquiry Into Hearing Health In Australia

17 February 2011
Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia
Government response to Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report: Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration made 31 recommendations. The Australian Government response to specific recommendations is provided in this publication.

November 2010
Commonwealth response to The Hidden Toll: Suicide in Australia
This report outlines the Australian Government's plan for suicide prevention in Australia.

National HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Strategies
The Australian Government Response to the 2002 Reviews of the National HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Strategies evaluated two of the key public health strategies in Australia and the 2002 Reviews of the National HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C Strategies addresses the recommendations of the Reviews and outlines Government policy in relation to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C and related issues.

March 2001
Indigenous health: 'Health is life'
Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family and Community Affairs inquiry into the health status of Indigenous Australians. The Government responds to each of the 36 recommendations made by the inquiry's 'Health is Life' report.

August 2000
Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance
Government Response to the Report of the Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR)

This document constitutes a joint response to the JETACAR report by the Australian Goverment Departments of Health and Aged Care and Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia.

31 March 1998
Senate Committee Report on the CJD Settlement Offer
Government response to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee's Report on the CJD Settlement Offer was tabled in the Senate this afternoon by Senator Herron, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Family Services.