Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Health and Aged Care Measures No. 4) Regulations 2024

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated   24 October 2024

Sam Mostyn AC

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Katy Gallagher

Minister for Finance

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997

1  Name

  This instrument is the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Health and Aged Care Measures No. 4) Regulations 2024.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Act 1997.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments

Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997

1   Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 306, column headed “Objective(s)”)

Omit “to NPS MedicineWise”.

2  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 306, column headed “Objective(s)”, after paragraph (d))

Insert:

 ; and (e) to provide education and awareness activities, events, conferences and symposiums on the safe and appropriate use of medicines.

3  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 306, column headed “Objective(s)”)

Omit “also”.

4  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 306, column headed “Objective(s)”, paragraph (a) (second occurring))

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

  (a) for the provision of, or incidental to the provision of, pharmaceutical benefits, sickness benefits or medical services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxiiiA) of the Constitution); or

5  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (at the end of table item 306, column headed “Objective(s)”)

Add:

 ; or (c) with respect to postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services (within the meaning of paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution).

6  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 429, column headed “Objective(s)”, paragraph (b) (first occurring))

Omit “by members of the community”.

7  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 429, column headed “Objective(s)”, subparagraph (b)(i))

Before “who are”, insert “by members of the community”.

8  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 429, column headed “Objective(s)”, subparagraph (b)(ii))

Before “to promote”, insert “by members of the community,”.

9  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 429, column headed “Objective(s)”, subparagraph (b)(iii))

Before “to eliminate”, insert “by members of the community,”.

10  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 429, column headed “Objective(s)”, after subparagraph (b)(iii))

Insert:

 or (iv) in Pacific Island countries;

11  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 429, column headed “Objective(s)”, after paragraph (e))

Insert:

 (ea) with respect to places, persons, matters or things external to Australia; or

 (eb) with respect to the relations of the Commonwealth with the islands of the Pacific; or

12  Part 4 of Schedule 1AB (table item 531, column headed “Objective(s)”)

Omit “mRNA products”, substitute “mRNA vaccines and products, including by purchasing mRNA vaccines and products manufactured onshore”.