National Health Act 1953 Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 30 of 2006) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

National Health Act 1953

PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS

DECLARATION UNDER SUBSECTION 85(2AA)

No. PB 30 OF 2006

I, JOAN CORBETT, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch, Department of Health and Ageing and Delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, having in accordance with subsection 85(2AB) of the National Health Act 1953 obtained the advice of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, pursuant to subsection 85(2AA) of the National Health Act 1953 hereby make the following Declaration:

1.       This Declaration commences on 1 August 2006.

2.       The drugs and medicinal preparations specified in the Schedule to this Declaration shall cease to be drugs and medicinal preparations to which Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 applies.

THE SCHEDULE

Cimetidine Hydrochloride

Hydroxypropylcellulose

Lodoxamide Trometamol

Polymyxin B Sulfate with Bacitracin Zinc and Neomycin Sulfate

Zalcitabine

Dated this 26^th day of July 2006.

JOAN CORBETT

Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch

Department of Health and Ageing

Delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing