Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator. I could use personal anecdotal responses—but I won't—especially coming from our First Nations communities, about the impact that it has had on family members and others who have stopped smoking as a result of what they've seen. The impact of the bill will be evaluated in line with the Commonwealth Evaluation Policy. Evaluation measures are set out in the impact analysis prepared for this bill and will seek to measure declines in overall consumption.

Consideration of tobacco prevalence data—and I know you're always interested in data—is data from the National Health Survey, the National Drug Strategy Household Survey and the Australian Secondary Students' Alcohol and Drug Survey. I'm just reinforcing some of the data that I know that you're interested in. Other available sources may also be considered such as the data from Customs and the Australian Bureau of Statistics's state and territory government smoking-cessation surveys conducted by or for public health experts.