Monitoring and Evaluation of the Kava Pilot Program

Evaluation question 7: What are the cost implications of the pilot for Commonwealth and State and Territory governments? The health economic evaluation used a Cost Benefit Analysis to estimate the total societal cost of the kava pilot program, the total societal benefit of the program, and the net-benefit of the program. [...] The importation of kava under the Regulations is consistent with the existing regulatory framework for the sale of kava as a food in Australia and New Zealand under the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Food Standards Code) made under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 13 | P a g e 1.3 Overview of the evaluation of the kava pilot program The purpose of the evaluation is to. [...] The Reference Group comprised of State and Territory representatives and relevant Australian Commonwealth Government agencies, including the Department of Health and Aged Care (Health), the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C), the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), the National Indigenous Australian’s Agency. [...] 2.7 Overview of the development of monitoring framework On the request of the Commonwealth Government and in addition to the existing evaluation questions, a sub-committee made up of members of the Advisory Group was formed to develop a proposal for a potential monitoring framework for kava use and harms. [...] In the context of the monitoring and evaluation of the kava pilot program, the project team adhered to the principles of self-determination and data sovereignty of Indigenous people not to participate in the evaluation.