National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2010 (Cth)

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2010

No. 126, 2010

An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Increasing the 12.5% price reduction to 16% National Health Act 1953 Schedule 2—One‑off 2%, 5% and 25% price reductions National Health Act 1953 Schedule 3—Merging of Part A and Part T of F2 National Health Act 1953 Schedule 4—Price disclosure National Health Act 1953 Schedule 5—Under co‑payment data National Health Act 1953 Schedule 6—Special arrangements Part 1—Main amendments National Health Act 1953 Part 2—Consequential amendments Health Insurance Act 1973 Medicare Australia Act 1973 Part 3—Application and transitional provisions Schedule 7—Miscellaneous National Health Act 1953

National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2010 No. 126, 2010

An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes

[Assented to 23 November 2010]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2010.

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 this Act receives the Royal Assent. 23 November 2010 2. Schedule 1 1 February 2011. 1 February 2011 3. Schedules 2, 3 and 4 1 December 2010. 1 December 2010 4. Schedule 5 1 April 2012. 1 April 2012 5. Schedules 6 and 7 1 December 2010. 1 December 2010