National Health Act 1953 Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 44 of 2007) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

National Health Act 1953

PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS

DECLARATION UNDER SUBSECTION 85(2AA)

No. PB 44 of 2007

I, STEPHEN DELLAR, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Evaluation 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 July 2007.

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

Pholcodine Citrate Syrup BPC 1959

Dated this 7^th day of June 2007.

STEPHEN DELLAR

Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Evaluation Branch

Department of Health and Ageing

Delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing