Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

With respect, the question I am asking is not whether they will or will not be captured, but why: what is it that allows you to make a statement that says you understand they will not be captured, when many of the substances that have been described are not listed in the exemptions that are outlined in the legislation. They are not listed in the exemptions. They are used for particular indications that do not satisfy any of the exemptions. I understand that it is not the intention of the police to capture these substances, but if they are being imported, and if they are being imported with the very specific purpose of inducing some psychoactive effect, how is it that they will not be captured by this legislation?

I understand that it is not the intention of the bill. I understand that they are not being targeted. I understand all of that. But for the purposes of this bill, they satisfy the definition of 'psychoactive effect', they satisfy the definition of 'consume', and they are not listed with this substances that are exempt. Why won't they be captured?