Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AstraZeneca Pty Ltd v Minister for Health and Ageing [2011] FCA 487 Citation: AstraZeneca Pty Ltd v Minister for Health and Ageing [2011] FCA 487
Parties: ASTRAZENECA PTY LTD v MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGEING & ORS (REFER TO SCHEDULE)
File number: NSD 1034 of 2010
Judge: BUCHANAN J
Date of judgment: 12 May 2011
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – declarations sought that various advices provided to the Minister from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee did not contain advice as to whether two drugs were interchangeable on an individual patient basis – declarations sought that two determinations made by the Minister to determine a therapeutic group under the National Health Act 1953 (Cth) are invalid HEALTH LAW – therapeutic groups – interchangeable on an individual patient basis – difference between "drug" and "pharmaceutical item" under the National Health Act 1953 (Cth)
Legislation: National Health Act 1953 (Cth) ss 84AB, 84AG, 85, 101
Date of hearing: 25 March 2011
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 23
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr S Lloyd SC with Mr S Free
Solicitor for the Applicant: Clayton Utz
Counsel for the Respondents: Mr M Leeming SC with Ms M Allars
Solicitor for the Respondents: Corrs Chambers Westgarth
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISION NSD 1034 of 2010
BETWEEN: ASTRAZENECA PTY LTD
Applicant
AND: MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND AGEING & ORS (REFER TO SCHEDULE)
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