National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Budget Measures) Act 2004 (Cth)

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget Measures) Act 2004

No. 119, 2004

An Act to change the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

Part 1—Changes to charges National Health Act 1953

Part 2—Changes to general patient safety net National Health Act 1953

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget Measures) Act 2004

No. 119, 2004

An Act to change the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, and for related purposes

[Assented to 13 July 2004]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget Measures) Act 2004.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 13 July 2004 2. Schedule 1 1 January 2005. 1 January 2005

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.