Medical Research Future Fund Action Group states support at Australian Senate inquiry

The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Action Group has stated its support at the Australian Senate’s inquiry into the MRFF Bill 2015 for a number of key aspects of the bill and proposed some minor amendments.

In a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry, the action group welcomed the establishment of an Australian Medical Research Advisory Board, enabling expert guidance to be considered by the Health Minister in determining financial assistance to be paid from the MRFF.

The group was established in August 2014 to advocate for the extraordinary impact the MRFF would have on Australia’s health and prosperity, and its members come from a cross-section of the health and medical research community. It endorsed the flexibility of the MRFF Bill around the administration and allocation of financial assistance from the fund.