GST-free Supply (Health Goods) Determination 2011 

I, Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing, make this Determination under paragraph 177-10(4)(b) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

Dated             13th December   2011                        

Nicola Roxon

1 Name of Determination

  This determination is the GST-free Supply (Health Goods) Determination 2011.

2 Commencement

  This Determination commences on 31 December 2011. 

3 Definition

  In this Determination:

Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

Note:   The following expressions that are used in this Determination are defined in the Act:

• GST-free
• supply.

 Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods means the register established under section 9A of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

 Current Poisons Standard has the same meaning as in section 52A of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989.

 Oromucosal use has the same meaning as in the current Poisons Standard.

 Transdermal use has the same meaning as in the current Poisons Standard.

4 GST-free supplies

  For the purposes of subsection 38-47(1) of the Act, the supply of goods of the kind described in an item in Schedule 1 is GST-free if, under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, the goods are required to be included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, or are goods in a class of goods required to be included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.

5 Revocation of GST-free Supply (Health Goods) Determination 2005

  The GST-free Supply (Health Goods) Determination 2005 is revoked from 31 December 2011.

Schedule 1 Health goods the supply of which may be GST-free