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

I move Democrat amendment (4) on sheet 5272:

(4)    Schedule 2, item 9, page 79 (lines 2 to 16), omit section 51, substitute:

51  Calling for submissions

        (1)    When applying for a high level health claims variation, the Authority must give public notice calling for submissions relating to the matters mentioned in subsection (2).

        (2)    The notice must:

             (a)    state that the Authority has prepared a draft high level health claims variation; and

             (b)    include a copy of the draft variation, or state how a copy of the draft variation can be obtained; and

             (c)    call for written submissions, for the purpose of the Authority’s consideration of the draft variation, to be given to the Authority within the period specified in the notice (the submission period).

I spoke earlier about amendment (4). This amendment brings back the public consultation requirement in any proposal that relates to variations to high-level health claims. I will not go through the arguments that I put before.