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National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2007
No. 111, 2007
An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Part 1—Amendments National Health Act 1953
Part 2—Application, saving and transitional provisions
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2007
No. 111, 2007
An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes
[Assented to 28 June 2007]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2007.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 August 2007.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Part 1—Amendments
National Health Act 1953
1 After subsection 4(1C) Insert:
(2) A reference in this Act to a prescription for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit is a reference to a prescription written in accordance with subsection 88(1) or (1A).
2 Subsection 84(1) Insert:
agreed price means the amount in force under a price agreement.
3 Subsection 84(1) Insert:
approved price to pharmacists has the meaning given by subsection 98B(3).
5 Subsection 84(1) (definition of brand) Repeal the definition, substitute:
brand of a pharmaceutical item means: (a) the trade name under which the person who is or will be the responsible person supplies the pharmaceutical item; or (b) if there is no trade name—the name of the person who is or will be the responsible person.
6 Subsection 84(1) Insert:
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