In January 2009 GPET released a briefing paper, AGPT Program Pathways Discussion Paper, for feedback from stakeholders. Following discussion at the March Advisory Council Meeting with Registrar Liaison Officers from around the country GRPA tabled a “Response Paper”. This paper triggered feedback and debate from many Registrars, particularly with regards to whether rural training should be compulsory for all Registrars, including those on the General Pathway.