Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I move Democrats amendment (1) on sheet 5272:

(1)    Schedule 1, page 6 (after line 2), after item 11, insert:

11B  Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

public health is the organised response by society to protect, promote and restore health, and to prevent illness, injury and disability at a population level, recognising the multidimensional nature of the determinants of health, including biological, behavioural, social and environmental factors.

I wonder, Parliamentary Secretary, if you could advise us what the process will be for eventually putting in a definition. Will it come back as an amendment to this bill at some stage? Will there be any sort of consultation? And what is the time frame for achieving this aim?