National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5) (Cth)

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 299

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 6 December 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TANYA PLIBERSEK

Minister for Health

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 5).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

1. Amendment of National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960

Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960.

Schedule 1          Amendment

(section 3)

[1]          Regulation 48

substitute

1. Remuneration for chair and members of sub‑committees

(1)This regulation:

(a)is made for paragraph 140 (a) of the Act; and

(b)prescribes the fees and allowances payable to the chair and members of the Drug Utilisation Sub‑Committee and the Economics Sub‑Committee.

(2)The fees and allowances are the amounts payable to the chair and members of professional committees mentioned in clause B1 of Schedule B to the Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2012/13: Remuneration and Allowances for Holders of Part-Time Public Office.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See