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Referral

On 4 June 2013, the Health Ombudsman Bill 2013 (the Bill) was introduced into the Legislative Assembly by the Hon Lawrence Springborg MP, Minister for Health. 

The Bill was referred to the Health and Community Services Committee in accordance with Standing Order 131. The committee is required to report to the Legislative Assembly by 12 August 2013.

The Minister's explanatory speech can be found here.

The Bill

The committee will examine the policy to be given effect by the Bill and the application of fundamental legislative principles in section 4 of the Legislative Standards Act 1992.

The Bill and Explanatory Notes are available:

Health Ombudsman Bill 2013

Explanatory Notes to the Bill

Public hearing and briefings

The committee held a public hearing from 10:15 am to 1:00 pm on Friday, 12 July 2013, in the Parliamentary Annexe, Alice Street, Brisbane to hear from invited witnesses. The transcript of the hearing is available here.

Mr Kieran Pehm, NSW Health Care Complaints Commissioner, briefed the committee by videoconference at a public session on Tuesday 30 July 2013 from 11.00 - 11.30 am. The transcript of the briefing is available here.

Queensland Health briefed the committee on the Bill at a public session on Tuesday 11 June at 3.30pm. The transcript of the briefing is available here.

Report

The Committee's report 27 Health Ombudsman Bill 2013, tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Monday 12 August 2013, is available here. The Government Response to the report, tabled by the Minister for Health during the second reading debate of the Bill on 20 August 2013 is available here. The Bill was passed without amendment by the Legislative Assembly on 20 August 2013.