Consultation documents

This page provides information on consultation documents for the program and technical standards.

Page last updated: 09 September 2011

Consultation Documents



Further details on telehealth consultation can be found in a copy of the Telehealth discussion paper.


The following individuals and organisations have agreed that their submissions/feedback be published. Please email mbstelehealth@health.gov.au if you wish to receive a copy of a submission.


  • Australian Association of Consultant Physicians
  • Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)
  • Australian College of Children and Young People’s Nurses
  • Australian College of Midwives
  • Australian General Practice Network
  • Australian Medical Association
  • Australian Nursing Federation
  • Australian Psychological Society
  • Australian Society of Anaesthetists
  • Cancer Council Australia and the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia
  • Consumers Health Forum of Australia
  • Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia
  • Discipline of General Practice, University of QLD
  • Faculty of Pain Medicine Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
  • Andrews, Professor Gavin - St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
  • Genetic Health Queensland
  • General Practice Victoria
  • Headspace
  • HP Enterprise Services
  • Hunter and New England Health
  • Kirk, Judy Head- Familial Cancer Service
  • Medibank
  • Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA)
  • Medicare Australia
  • Medtronic Australasia (Insulin pump initiation and management)
  • Medtronic Australasia (Telemetric remote monitoring: Cardiac)
  • National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
  • National Rural Health Alliance
  • National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
  • Peter Farr Consultants Australasia Pty Ltd
  • Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
  • Bannister, David
  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Royal College of Nursing, Australia
  • Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)
  • Rural Doctors Association of Australia
  • Rural Health West
  • Silver Chain Nursing Association
  • Tele Derm Pty Ltd
  • Barrett, Terri. Midwifery Director, Statewide Obstetric Support
  • The New South Wales Rural Doctors Network
  • The Pharmacy Guild of Australia
  • The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
  • Victorian Infectious Diseases Service
  • Williams, Dr Michael. Director, Child and Adolescent Health Service, Mackay Base Hospital, QLD

The Department called for submissions/feedback on technical standards and guidance relevant to providing specialist video consultations under Medicare. This process has now closed and will be posted here once finalised.