Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Bills
Drugs, Poisons And Controlled Substances Amendment (Paramedic Practitioners) Bill 2024
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Commencement
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Business of the house
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Petitions
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Motions
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Members statements
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Statements on parliamentary committee reports
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Business of the house
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Bills
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Questions without notice and ministers statements
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Constituency questions
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Rulings from the Chair
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Matters of public importance
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Adjournment
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Joint sitting of Parliament
Bills
Drugs, Poisons And Controlled Substances Amendment (Paramedic Practitioners) Bill 2024
Introduction and first reading
That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 to establish paramedic practitioners as a class of registered paramedics authorised to obtain, possess, use, sell and supply certain substances and for other purposes.
Motion agreed to.
Emma KEALY (Lowan) (09:34): I ask the minister for a brief explanation of the bill.
Mary-Anne THOMAS (Macedon – Leader of the House, Minister for Health, Minister for Health Infrastructure, Minister for Ambulance Services) (09:34): This bill amends the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 to establish paramedic practitioners as a class of registered paramedics authorised as paramedic practitioners to autonomously obtain, possess, use, supply, administer and prescribe scheduled medicines.
Read first time.
Ordered to be read second time tomorrow.