Health Minister Mark Butler knew and agreed to his department's plan, which led to the deferral of almost 50 submissions to the March 2025 PBAC meeting, two days before evaluators were contacted and 13 days before the industry was officially informed.
Officials 'gauged' evaluator capacity after the minister endorsed their plan
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