Published: February 03, 2019
Coalition faces potential defeat in parliament over Kerryn Phelps bill to give doctors more power to approve transfers
Scott Morrison has reportedly pledged to set up an independent medical review panel to vet medical transfers of asylum seekers from offshore detention.
The policy resembles a key component of the bill introduced by the independent MP Kerryn Phelps that is due to go before parliament next week, which gives doctors more power to have a critically ill person brought to Australia for treatment without departmental blocking.
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