Veterans' Affairs Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemes (Updating Incorporated Documents) Amendment Instrument 2016 (Cth)
Australian Government
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
Veterans’ Affairs Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemes (Updating Incorporated Documents) Amendment Instrument 2016
Instrument 2016 No. R49/MRCC49
| I, Dan Tehan, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, approve: (a) under subsection 91(3) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, the variations by the Repatriation Commission of the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the following instrument; and (b) under subsection 286(3) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, the variations by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission of the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the following instrument. Dated this 21st day of November 2016 Dan Tehan DAN TEHAN |
| The Repatriation Commission, under subsection 91(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986, makes the variations to the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the following instrument. Dated this 3rd day of November 2016 The Seal of the ) Repatriation Commission ) SEAL was affixed hereto in the ) presence of: ) Simon Lewis C Orme M A Kelly ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. SIMON LEWIS CRAIG ORME MAJOR GENERAL MARK KELLY DSC AM CSC AO DSC PRESIDENT DEPUTY PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER |
| The Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, under subsection 286(2) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, makes the variations to the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the following instrument. Dated this 3rd day of November 2016 The Seal of the ) was affixed hereto in the ) presence of: ) Simon Lewis C Orme ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. SIMON LEWIS CRAIG ORME CHAIR MEMBER M A Kelly T Smart MajorMEM ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER |
1Name
This instrument is the Veterans’ Affairs Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemes (Updating Incorporated Documents) Amendment Instrument 2016.
2Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 January 2017.
3Authority
This instrument is made under:
(a)subsection 91(2) of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 in respect of the variations to the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Schedule 1; and
(b)subsection 286(2) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 in respect of the variations to the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Schedule 2.
4Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is varied as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1
Variations to the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
[1] Schedule 1 – Incorporated Documents
substitute:
SCHEDULE 1 – INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS
List A
The following documents are incorporated-by-reference into the Scheme in the version in which they exist on 1 January 2017:
· Explanatory Notes
· RPBS Explanatory Notes
· PBS or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
· RPBS Schedule
Note: “RPBS Schedule” is defined to mean the Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits which is further defined.
· Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement
· the British Pharmacopoeia
· the United States Pharmacopoeia
· the European Pharmacopoeia
· the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary
· a prescribed Pharmacology text of international standing
· the Pharmaceutical Codex as amended and authorised by regulations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
List B
The following documents are incorporated-by-reference into the Scheme in the version in which they exist on the date on which each previous edition of the listed documents was published:
· previous editions of the British Pharmacopoeia which describe drugs and medicinal preparations
· previous editions of the Pharmaceutical Codex as amended and authorised by regulations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 which describe drugs and medicinal preparations
· previous editions of the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary which describe drugs and medicinal preparations.
Schedule 2
Variations to the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
[1] Schedule 1 – Incorporated Documents
substitute:
SCHEDULE 1 – INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS
List A
The following documents are incorporated-by-reference into the Scheme in the version in which they exist on 1 January 2017:
· Explanatory Notes
· RPBS Explanatory Notes
· PBS or Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
· RPBS Schedule
Note: “RPBS Schedule” is defined to mean the Repatriation Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits which is further defined.
· Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement
· the British Pharmacopoeia
· the United States Pharmacopoeia
· the European Pharmacopoeia
· the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary
· a prescribed Pharmacology text of international standing
· the Pharmaceutical Codex as amended and authorised by regulations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.
List B
The following documents are incorporated-by-reference into the Scheme in the version in which they exist on the date on which each previous edition of the listed documents was published:
· previous editions of the British Pharmacopoeia which describe drugs and medicinal preparations
· previous editions of the Pharmaceutical Codex as amended and authorised by regulations under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 which describe drugs and medicinal preparations
· previous editions of the Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary which describe drugs and medicinal preparations.
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