Senate debates

Monday, 4 December 2023

Bills

Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023; In Committee

12:29 pm

Photo of Anne RustonAnne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I'm seeking to understand how you actually measure it. You're talking about places that have an interaction, and we know that Border Force has an interaction, the tax office has an interaction and the states and territories have an interaction, but I'm keen to understand—maybe I'll give you a different question. In your summing-up speech you mentioned that smoking rates in Australia are at about 11 per cent. Is that 11 per cent that purchase their tobacco legally or is that 11 per cent of people who smoke?

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