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• Department of Health and Ageing - The Department which seeks to promote, develop, and fund health and aged care services for the Australian public.
• Australian General Practice Training - Postgraduate vocational training program for medical graduates wishing to pursue a career in general practice and/or rural and remote medicine in Australia.
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.
• Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) - Federal Government agency charged with protecting the health and safety of people, and the environment, from the harmful effects of radiation.
• Food Standard Australia New Zealand - Responsible for developing, varying and reviewing standards for food available in Australia and New Zealand.
• National Blood Authority (NBA) - Saving and improving Australian lives through blood supply.
• National Health and Medical Research Council - Consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice.
• National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) - Works to improve health care by getting the best available evidence from health and medical research into everyday practice.
• Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Provides administrative support of a national scheme for the regulation of genetically modified organisms in Australia.
• Private Health Insurance Administration Council - An independent organisation that administers private health insurance policy set down by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.
• Private Health Insurance Ombudsman - The main role of the Ombudsman is to provide private health insurance members with an independent service for health insurance problems and enquiries.
• Professional Services Review - Aims to protect the integrity of Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
• Public Health Information Development Unit - Unit aids development of public health data, systems, and indicators for the department of health and aged care. Projects, publications, staff contacts, and downloads provided.
• The Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency - The independent body responsible for managing the accreditation and ongoing supervision of Commonwealth funded aged care homes.
• Therapeutic Goods Administration - Authority responsible for regulating medicines, medical devices, blood, and tissues. Contains regulatory and safety information.

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