Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to make a quick comment on the Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2007. The bill before us today—as the shadow minister and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services have stated—amends the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989. It effectively extends the transition period presently ending on 4 October 2007 to enable therapeutic devices currently listed or registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods under an old regulatory scheme to be entered in the ARTG as a medical device under the new regulatory scheme introduced by the government. Labor, as the shadow minister has already stated, support this legislation—particularly because we do not want any potential disruption to the supply of medical devices, which could have a significant impact on the supply of medical devices to healthcare facilities and on consumers’ access to vital medical devices. With those few words, I will end my comments.

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