Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee [Part 2], , 2:30:53 to 2:32:21
Discussion regarding the final report of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) review and briefings provided to PBAC chairs.
Topics: Health, Law reform
Speakers: Jo Watson, Senator Anne Ruston, Unknown Speaker
>> Okay. Can I just then finally ask you um what has been your involvement or PBAC's involvement? I understand you're only acting as the chair at the moment um uh in the work of the process of the HTA
U minister um as you've already heard tonight we've had briefings from uh relevant departmental offices as chair and deputy chair. Uh we've had those briefings under um privity and protected access. uh they've been briefings partly uh as a courtesy and partly as statutory office holders hoping to also be able to provide input or advice to the department officers as they see fit.
>> Yeah. Um so you've seen the um final report of the HDA review of the implementation advisory group. Uh in
December of 2025, the HDA chairs forum, which is all of the HTA chairs across the office of HDA, were given a briefing by the then chair of the implementation advisory group uh in confidence and as a courtesy.
>> Yep. Okay. Um and did you provide any comments or concerns on the report prior?
>> We were given that uh briefing in
there I mean obviously I'd like to know what those concerns were, but clearly if it was incompetence, you're not going to tell me. Um, thank you, Chair.