National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits – early supply) Amendment Instrument 2024
(No. 11)
National Health Act 1953
I, EDEN SIMON, Assistant Secretary (Acting), Pricing and PBS Policy Branch, Technology Assessment and Access Division, Department of Health and Aged Care, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make this Instrument under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953.
Dated 28 November 2024
Assistant Secretary (Acting)
Pricing and PBS Policy Branch
Technology Assessment and Access Division
Contents
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits—early supply) Instrument 2015
(PB 120 of 2015). 2
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | 1 December 2024 | 1 December 2024 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 84AAA(2) of the National Health Act 1953.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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
National Health (Pharmaceutical benefits—early supply) Instrument 2015 (PB 120 of 2015)
insert:
| Tablet 2 mg (S19A) | 20 | 200 | 2 |
|
insert:
Dienogest | Tablet 2 mg | 20 | 28 | 5 |
|
insert:
| Tablet 10 mg (S19A) | 20 | 30 | 5 |
|
omit:
| Injection containing medroxyprogesterone acetate 150 mg in 1 mL | 20 | 1 | 1 |
|
substitute:
Varenicline | Box containing 11 tablets 0.5 mg and 42 tablets 1 mg | 20 | 1 | 0 |
|
| Tablet 1 mg | 20 | 56 | 2 |
|
|
| 20 | 112 | 0 |
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insert:
| Tablet 10 mg (S19A) | 50 | 60 | 5 |
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