National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of
the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the
Dated 29 November 1989.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
PETER STAPLES
Minister of State for Housing and Aged Care
(a) by omitting from paragraph (4) (b) “benefit.” and substituting “benefit;”;
(b) by adding at the end of subregulation (4) the following paragraph:
“(c) the amount of the charge made for the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit.”.
“(da) the age and sex of the applicant and of each person referred to in paragraph (c);”.
(a) by omitting subregulation (1) and substituting the following subregulations:
“(1) A person who is or was a holder of an entitlement card that has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed may apply to the Secretary for the issue to the person of an additional entitlement card.
“(1a) A person:
(a) who is a holder of an entitlement card but whose particulars are not included on the card; or
(b) who is a holder of an entitlement card, other than a person referred to in paragraph (a) or subregulation (1);
may apply to:
(c) the Secretary; or
(d) where the original entitlement card was issued by an approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner or approved hospital authority—that approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner or approved hospital authority;
for the issue to the person of an additional entitlement card.”;
(b) by omitting from subregulation (2) “sub-regulation (1)” and substituting “subregulation (1) or (1a)”;
(c) by omitting subparagraphs (2) (b) (iv) and (v) and substituting the following subparagraphs:
“(iv) the age and sex of the applicant and of each person (other than the applicant) who is a member of the family of the original holder of the entitlement card;
(v) the number (if known) of any other entitlement card held by a member of the family of the original holder of the entitlement card; and
(vi) in the case of an application by a person referred to in subregulation (1)—the number (if known) of the entitlement card;”.
“and (iv) the age and sex of the applicant and of the new family member;”.
(a) by omitting from subregulation (1) “regulation 9c” (first occurring) and substituting “subregulation 9c (1a)”;
(b) by omitting from subregulation (1) “regulation 9c or 9d” and substituting “subregulation 9c (1a) or regulation 9d”;
(c) by omitting from subregulation (2) “regulation 9c” and substituting “subregulation 9c (1a)”.
“(2) Where:
(a) a prescription directs that a pharmaceutical benefit is to be supplied more than once; and
(b) the pharmaceutical benefit is supplied (whether or not for the first time);
the pharmaceutical benefit must not be supplied again (whether by the same supplier or by a different supplier) within the period of 3 days after the day on which it was so supplied.”.
1.
Notified in the
2. Statutory Rules 1960 No. 17 as amended by 1960 Nos. 90 and 102; 1961 Nos. 59 and 137; 1962 Nos. 34, 101 and 114; 1963 Nos. 34, 69 and 107; 1964 Nos. 12, 57 and 135; 1965 Nos. 51, 151 and 152; 1966 Nos. 80 and 144; 1967 Nos. 67, 116 and 158; 1968 Nos. 44, 76, 88 and 146; 1969 Nos. 44, 107 and 185; 1970 Nos. 39, 94, 119 and 186; 1971 Nos. 44, 101, 136 and 154; 1972 Nos. 32, 121 and 205; 1973 Nos. 15, 57, 139 and 229; 1974 Nos. 37, 126 and 222; 1975 Nos. 50, 148 and 209; 1976 Nos. 84, 150, 195 and 255; 1977 Nos. 39, 125 and 221; 1978 Nos. 47, 142, 153 and 245; 1979 Nos. 51, 55, 144 and 250; 1980 Nos. 69, 213 and 338; 1981 Nos. 52, 212, 218 and 345; 1982 Nos. 69, 76, 179, 334 and 372; 1983 Nos. 28, 102, 116 and 292; 1984 Nos. 50, 148, 169 and 342; 1985 Nos. 32, 184 and 320; 1986 Nos. 38, 194, 319, 320 and 391; 1987 Nos. 47, 262 and 279; 1988 No. 56.
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