The Stephen Review

Stephen Review

The 2001 Review of the Australian Blood Banking and Plasma Product Sector (the Review) Review was undertaken in response to a number of challenges facing the Australian blood sector, including:

potential effects from emerging infectious agents;
pressures from market globalisation and harmonisation in regulation, which highlighted the need for national, rather than State/Territory-based approaches;
shortages of some products nationally or within some States and Territories;
sub-optimal use of available resources and assessment processes for new technologies;
concerns that a fragmented approach to management, information and quality assurance in the sector posed potential risks for governments, doctors, recipients, and the community; and
potential supply risks arising from Australia's dependence on a single plasma fractionator in an environment of strict import constraints.

The Review was chaired by former Governor General and High Court judge, the Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen. The other members of the Review Committee were Dame Margaret Guilfoyle, Professor Robert Beal and Professor Judith A Whitworth.

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