National Health Legislation Amendment (Extension of Closing the Gap – PBS Co-payment Program) Instrument 2024 (Cth)

PB 66 of 2024

National Health Legislation Amendment (Extension of Closing the Gap – PBS Co‑payment Program) Instrument 2024 I, David Laffan, as delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following instrument.

Dated 19 June 2024

David Laffan Assistant Secretary Pharmacy Branch Technology Assessment and Access Division Department of Health and Aged Care

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedules Schedule 1—Main Amendments National Health (Botulinum Toxin Program) Special Arrangement 2015 National Health (Closing the Gap – PBS Co‑payment Program) Special Arrangement 2016 National Health (Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy) Special Arrangement 2024 National Health (Growth Hormone Program) Special Arrangement 2015 National Health (Highly Specialised Drugs Program) Special Arrangement 2021 National Health (IVF Program) Special Arrangement 2015 Schedule 2—Approved hospital authorities National Health (Closing the Gap – PBS Co‑payment Program) Special Arrangement 2016

1 Name (1) This instrument is the National Health Legislation Amendment (Extension of Closing the Gap – PBS Co‑payment Program) Instrument 2024. (2) This instrument may also be cited as PB 66 of 2024.

2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this instrument 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 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 4 and anything in this instrument not elsewhere covered by this table The day after this instrument is registered. 28 June 2024 2. Schedule 1 1 July 2024. 1 July 2024 3. Schedule 2 A single day to be fixed by the Secretary by notifiable instrument. However, if the provisions do not commence before 1 January 2025, they commence on that day.