Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Hansard source

Senator, you would be aware that we did not draft this amendment and I think you have identified a group that, had we drafted the amendment, might have been included. Our government has a strong record of ensuring that consumers are consulted not only in the pharmaceutical area but across the health portfolio. Whilst I cannot amend this amendment—it has been carried—I think you can take it as read that consumers will be consulted as part of the broader discussion around the implementation of this legislation. I cannot commit that they will be part of this discussion, but I can say that we will be consulting consumers around the implementation of the bill.