Senate debates

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Bills

Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024; In Committee

11:24 am

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

Well, as I've said, clearly pharmacies will have the discretion as to whether they support this—and I certainly hope they do—and how they will go about it. We are very aware of the concerns around the black market. To deal with that issue and the possibilities that it could impact we've provided funding, resourcing, of an additional $25 million to the Australian Border Force and $56.9 million to the TGA over two years. We don't go into this thinking there will be no black market. We recognise that we have to deal with the realities here. So, that's our way of ensuring the enforcement around that, and we sincerely hope we can see the details through this over the next couple of years.

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