Dr. Audrey Dillon:

I wish to respond to Senator Averil Power's concerns. The Medical Council has expressed similar concerns about human rights in Bahrain, particularly in regard to medical neutrality and the fact that doctors are still in prison for providing health care, which we recognise as a basic universal right. These concerns underpin the need for a robust and independent process of accreditation of medical education. As Ms Spillane outlined, we are following that process and cannot prejudice the outcome. We have a rigorous and independent process over which we stand and which will be available for public scrutiny when it is complete.