Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

We have a fundamental disagreement here. I don't accept the position you are putting here, Senator Roberts. I understand you have a particular view on this, but I believe that the Therapeutic Goods Administration have operated very well during this pandemic. The Prime Minister has made it clear that, at the right time—when we are through the pandemic—we will definitely have a review of some sort looking at our response to the pandemic.

But I do not accept the proposition that you are putting about the use of ivermectin. The evidence that's before the TGA is that there did need to be restrictions placed on it. It's not the only drug where there are restrictions placed. There are other medicines that cannot be prescribed by GPs, or they have to go through a process. Based on the information the TGA has provided, they see good reason to put those restrictions. That other process, which I spoke of in the first answer, will report back on those dates that I've outlined.