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

I just want to be clear, though, about when I talked about the discretion of the pharmacist. You gave an example of vapes being next to the baby Panadol. So, I was using the word 'discretion' in terms of examples like that, where I think a pharmacist would know where they should put the vapes—maybe not next to the baby Panadol. So I want to be clear on that point, if I can, given the example you provided in the question.

The pharmacist will have access to clinical guidance and resources which offer alternative smoking cessation methods to patients. The goods will only be available behind the pharmacy counter, and individuals will be required to provide ID to the pharmacist. Limitations will be placed on the concentration of nicotine available, and the model will not be available to under-18s, who can only access these goods with a prescription from a doctor. I think they're really quite straightforward guidelines, but, as I said in one of my earlier answers, we are continuing to work closely with the Pharmaceutical Society in terms of the rolling out of all this. I'd bring you back to that, Senator.