Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): As I indicated very early in the answer to the primary question, there is a requirement for Australians to provide consent or, in the circumstances of a minor—a child aged between five and 11, for whom there is not yet an approved vaccine—for consent to be provided. That's the circumstance that I've indicated. I would expect that each state and territory comply with that process, that there is a consent provided, and, if there is a rationale for a medical exemption, that would be taken into account as a part of that process. My experience so far of medical exemptions is that they are very, very small. In the aged-care workforce sector, for example, those who received medical exemptions were about 0.3 per cent. But I would urge all states to ensure that the appropriate consents are obtained when providing vaccines to Australians. (Time expired)