National Health Act 1953 Amendment special arrangements under subsection 100(1) Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program (No. PB 22 of 2010) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Instrument number PB 22 of 2010

Amendment special arrangements under subsection 100(1) of the National Health Act 1953

I, LINDA JACKSON, Assistant Secretary, Access and Systems Branch, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make this instrument under subsection 100(1) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 5 March 2010

LINDA JACKSON

Assistant Secretary

Access and Systems Branch

Department of Health and Ageing

Amendment Special Arrangements — Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program

1              Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 April 2010.

2              Amendment of PB 55 of 2009

Schedule 1 amends PB 55 of 2009.

Schedule 1   Amendments

[1]             Schedule 1, item dealing with Docetaxel

insert after existing text in the column headed “Circumstances”:

Adjuvant treatment of operable breast cancer in combination with cyclophosphamide

[2]             Schedule 3, item dealing with Docetaxel

insert after existing text in the column headed “Purposes”:

Adjuvant treatment of operable breast cancer in combination with cyclophosphamide

[3]             Schedule 4, omit item dealing with Ondansetron