Statutory Rules 1982 No. 69¹

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National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations² (Amendment)

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 National Health Act 1953.

     Dated 11 March 1982.

                                                                                                          ZELMAN COWEN

                                                                                                            Governor-General

     By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MacKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

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Heading to Part II

          1.    The heading to Part II of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations is amended by inserting “, MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS” after “DENTISTS”.

Application for approval by a pharmaceutical chemist, hospital authority or medical practitioner

          2.    Regulation 8 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations is amended by omitting all the words before “for” (first occurring), and substituting “The Minister, in the case of a hospital authority, and the Permanent Head, in the case of a pharmaceutical chemist or medical practitioner, may refuse to entertain an application”.

Numbering of approvals

          3.    Regulation 8A of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations is amended—

                (a)    by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (b);

               (b)    by omitting from paragraph (c) “Act; or” and substituting “Act,”;

                (c)    by omitting paragraph (d); and

               (d)    by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:

                        “(2)      Where the Minister approves a hospital authority under section 94 of the Act he may allot a number to that approval”.

1.       Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 19 March 1982.

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.