National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits Therapeutic Groups) Determination 2010 (No. PB 1 of 2010) (Cth)

National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Therapeutic Groups) Determination 2010 (PB 1 of 2010)

made under the

National Health Act 1953

Compilation No. 11

Compilation date:    1 April 2018

Includes amendments up to:            PB 27 of 2018

Registered:   3 April 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Therapeutic Groups) Determination 2010 (PB 1 of 2010) that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 April 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

1............ Name of Determination................................................................................................. 1

4............ Definitions..................................................................................................................... 1

5............ Therapeutic groups........................................................................................................ 1

6............ Drugs in therapeutic groups.......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Therapeutic groups and listed drugs  2

Part 2—ATRA group  2

Part 4—H2RA group  3

Endnotes4

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  4

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  5

Endnote 3—Legislation history  6

Endnote 4—Amendment history  7

1  Name of Determination

(1)  This Determination is the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Therapeutic Groups) Determination 2010.

(2)  This Determination may also be cited as PB 1 of 2010.

4  Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the National Health Act 1953.

ATRA group means the Angiotensin II receptor antagonist group.

H2RA group means the H2 receptor antagonist group.

5  Therapeutic groups

For paragraph 84AG(1)(a) of the Act, a therapeutic group is a group mentioned in a Part of Schedule 1.

6  Drugs in therapeutic groups

For paragraph 84AG(1)(b), each listed drug mentioned in a Part of Schedule 1 is in the therapeutic group mentioned in the Part.

Schedule 1—Therapeutic groups and listed drugs

(sections 5 and 6)

Part 2—ATRA group

Item	Listed drug
2	Eprosartan
4	Losartan

Part 4—H2RA group

Item	Listed drug
3	Nizatidine

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
PB 1 of 2010	20 Jan 2010 (F2010L00151)	21 Jan 2010 Parts 8, 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 were disallowed by the Senate on 11 March 2010
PB 16 of 2012	26 Mar 2012 (F2012L00680)	1 Apr 2012	—
PB 80 of 2012	26 Sept 2012 (F2012L01930)	1 Oct 2012	—
PB 6 of 2013	28 Mar 2013 (F2013L00573)	1 Apr 2013	—
PB 7 of 2013	28 Mar 2013 (F2013L00576)	1 Apr 2013	—
PB 47 of 2013	29 July 2013 (F2013L01455)	1 Aug 2013	—
PB 77 of 2013	29 Nov 2013  (F2013L02010)	1 Dec 2013	—
PB 23 of 2014	27 Mar 2014 (F2014L00359)	1 Apr 2014	—
PB 80 of 2014	30 Sept 2014 (F2014L01310)	1 Oct 2014	—
PB 99 of 2015	1 Oct 2015 (F2015L01600)	1 Oct 2015 (s 2)	—
PB 24 of 2016	1 Apr 2016 (F2016L00472)	1 Apr 2016 (s 2)	—
PB 27 of 2018	29 Mar 2018 (F2018L00439)	1 Apr 2018 (s 2)	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 2............................................	rep LA s 48D
s 3............................................	rep LA s 48C
s 4.............................................	am PB 16 of 2012; PB 6 of 2013; PB 47 of 2013; PB 80 of 2014; PB 24 of 2016
s 6.............................................	am PB 6 of 2013
Sch 1
Pt 1...........................................	am PB 16 of 2012
rep PB 47 of 2013
Pt 2
Pt 2...........................................	am PB 80 of 2012; PB 80 of 2014; PB 99 of 2015; PB 27 of 2018
Pt 3...........................................	rep PB 16 of 2012
Pt 4
Pt 4...........................................	am. PB 16 of 2012; PB 7 of 2013
Pt 5...........................................	am PB 16 of 2012; PB 23 of 2014
rep PB 24 of 2016
Pt 6...........................................	rep PB 16 of 2012
Pt 7...........................................	am PB 77 of 2013
rep PB 80 of 2014
Pt 8...........................................	ad PB 6 of 2013
am PB 77 of 2013
rep PB 24 of 2016