Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - NOTES

No. 95, 1953

Compilation No. 147

Compilation date: 1 November 2024

Includes amendments: Act No. 33, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Health Act 1953 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1  November 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part I--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

4 Interpretation

6 Delegation

6A External Territories

7A Application of the Criminal Code

Part II--National health services

8 Interpretation

9 Provision of certain medical and dental services

9A Provision of medical and surgical aids and appliances etc. by the Commonwealth

9B Provision of vaccines

9C Arrangements with States for provision of surgical aids and appliances etc.

10 Arrangements with other Ministers

11 Arrangements with States

Part III--Continence Aids Payment Scheme

12 Continence Aids Payment Scheme

13 Secretary or Chief Executive Medicare may request information

14 Reviewing decision whether applicant is eligible for the scheme

15 Reviewing decision whether participant is eligible for the scheme

Part VII--Pharmaceutical benefits

Division 1--Preliminary

83Z Repeal and saving

84 Interpretation

84AAA Early supply of a specified pharmaceutical benefit

84AA Concessional benefit prescriptions, concession card prescriptions and entitlement card prescriptions

84A Participating dental practitioners

84AAB Authorised optometrists

84AAC Secretary may suspend or revoke approval of authorised optometrist

84AAD Review of decisions relating to authorised optometrists

84AAE Meaning of eligible midwife

84AAF Authorised midwives

84AAG Secretary may suspend or revoke approval of authorised midwife

84AAH Review of decisions relating to authorised midwives

84AAI Meaning of eligible nurse practitioner

84AAJ Authorised nurse practitioners

84AAK Secretary may suspend or revoke approval of authorised nurse practitioner

84AAL Review of decisions relating to authorised nurse practitioners

84AB Pharmaceutical items

84ABA References to pharmaceutical items, combination items or pharmaceutical benefits having a drug

84AC When listed drug is on F1 or F2

84AE Co-marketed brands

84AF Responsible person for a brand of a pharmaceutical item

84AG Therapeutic groups

84AH Exempt items

84AI Rounding amounts

84AJ When pharmaceutical benefits are Schedule equivalent

84AK Quantities of pharmaceutical items

Division 1A--Safety net concession cards and pharmaceutical benefits entitlement cards

84B Family relationships

84BA Supplies of out-patient medication

84C Eligibility for concession and entitlement cards

84CA Transferred value

84D Pharmaceutical benefits prescription record forms etc.

84DA Issue of safety net concession card

84E Issue of pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card

84F Form of cards

84G Persons covered by card

84H Additional and replacement cards

84HA Fee to approved pharmacist etc. for issuing card

84J Period of effect of card

84K Return of card

84L Offences

Division 2--Supply of pharmaceutical benefits

85 Pharmaceutical benefits

85AAA Pharmaceutical benefits that can only be supplied under the prescriber bag provisions

85AA Pharmaceutical benefits that can only be supplied under special arrangements

85A Determinations of forms of pharmaceutical benefits or pharmaceutical items with respect to classes of persons

85AB Minister may determine that a listed drug is on F1 or F2

85AD Price agreements

85B Price determinations and special patient contributions

85BA Effect of deemed reductions of, or increases to, approved ex-manufacturer price

85C Each brand of a pharmaceutical item is to have the same approved ex-manufacturer price

85D Proportional ex-manufacturer price

85E Minister may enter into deeds with responsible persons

86 Entitlement to receive pharmaceutical benefits

86A Pharmaceutical benefits not to be supplied in respect of persons reasonably believed not to be in Australia

86B Approved supplier may request provision of medicare number

86C On and after 1 January 2001 approved supplier must request provision of medicare number in certain circumstances

86D Power of approved suppliers to record and retain medicare numbers and expiry dates

86E Minister may determine certain persons to be special evidentiary categories

87 Limited charges for pharmaceutical benefits

87AA Meaning of eligible for increased discounting

87A Entitlement to refund in certain circumstances

88 Prescribing of pharmaceutical benefits

88AA Power of PBS prescribers to record and retain medicare numbers and expiry dates

88A Prescription of certain pharmaceutical benefits authorised only in certain circumstances

89 Pharmaceutical benefits to be supplied only on prescription etc.

89A When pharmaceutical benefits may be supplied by approved pharmacists without prescription

90 Approved pharmacists

90A Minister may substitute decision approving pharmacist

90B Request to Minister to approve pharmacist

90C Circumstances in which request may not be made

90D Provision of further information

90E Effect of decision by Minister to approve pharmacist

91 Application to supply pharmaceutical benefits following the death of approved pharmacist

91A Application to supply pharmaceutical benefits at alternative premises because of disaster or exceptional circumstances

91B Application to supply pharmaceutical benefits if approved pharmacist is bankrupt or external administrator in relation to pharmacy

92 Approved medical practitioners

92A Approvals to be subject to conditions

92B Persons not to enter into certain refund agreements

93 Prescriber bag supplies--medical practitioners

93AA Prescriber bag supplies--authorised midwives

93AB Prescriber bag supplies--authorised nurse practitioners

93A Supply of certain pharmaceutical benefits to patients in private hospitals or aged care facilities

94 Approved hospital authorities

95 Suspension or revocation of approval

98 Cancellation by Secretary of approval of pharmacists etc.

98AA Cancellation by Minister of approval of hospital

98AB Notification by Department of alterations to pharmaceutical benefits scheme

98AC Information about supplies

Division 3--Payment for supply of pharmaceutical benefits

Subdivision A--Preliminary

98AD What this Division is about

Subdivision B--Determination of Commonwealth price and Commonwealth payments

98A Establishment of Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal

98B Functions of Tribunal

98BA Inquiries by Tribunal

98BAA Tribunal must give effect to certain agreements

98BB Constitution of Tribunal

98BC Procedure of Tribunal

98BD Findings etc. of Tribunal to be made public

98BE Date of operation of determination of the Tribunal

98C Determinations by Minister

98E Secrecy

Subdivision C--Payments for the supply of pharmaceutical benefits

99 Payment for supply of benefits--general

99AAAA Additional payment for ACSS eligible supplies

99AAAB Conditions on payments

99AAA Claim for payment relating to supply of benefits

99AAB Certain suppliers exempted from requirement to use the Claims Transmission System

99AAC Declaration by Secretary exempting approved supplier from using Claims Transmission System

Division 3AA--Recovery of payments for the supply of pharmaceutical benefits

99AA Unauthorised payments etc.

99AB Advances

99ABA Recovery of amounts for false or misleading information

99ABB Notice to produce documents

99ABC Notice of decision to claim amounts as debts

99ABD Review of decisions to claim amounts as debts

99ABE Liability for administrative penalty

99ABF Amount of administrative penalty

99ABG Notice of administrative penalty and review of assessments

99ABH Power to obtain information relating to a debt

99ABI Amounts recoverable once only

99ABJ Garnishee notices

99ABK Failure to comply with garnishee notice

99ABL Recoverable amounts may be set off

Division 3A--Price reductions

Subdivision A--Preliminary

99AC What this Division is about

99ACA Definitions etc.

Subdivision B--First new brand price reductions for brands of pharmaceutical items that are not combination items

99ACB First new brand price reductions for brands of pharmaceutical items that are not combination items

99ACBA Ministerial determination--brand of pharmaceutical item that is not a combination item is not a new brand

Subdivision C--Price reductions for combination items

99ACC Price reductions for single brands of combination items

99ACD First new brand price reductions for brands of combination items

99ACEA Ministerial determination--brand of pharmaceutical item that is a combination item is not a new brand

Subdivision D--Other statutory price reductions

99ACF Statutory price reductions

99ACG Other price reductions do not apply if a price disclosure reduction has applied

99ACHA 5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1--fifth anniversary

99ACHB 5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1--fifth anniversary

99ACJ 10% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1--tenth anniversary

99ACJA 5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1--tenth anniversary

99ACK 5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1--15th anniversary

99ACKA 26.1% statutory price reduction for certain drugs--15th anniversary

99ACKB 30% statutory price reduction for certain drugs--15th anniversary

99ACL Special rule--statutory price reduction for drugs on F1

99ACM 5% statutory price reduction for drugs on F1--tenth anniversary

99ACN Catch-up price reduction for certain drugs--15th anniversary

99ACNA Catch-up price reduction for certain drugs--meaning of previous price reduction under this Division

99ACP 1.48% statutory price reduction for certain drugs--15th anniversary

Subdivision E--Flow-on of first new brand price reductions to existing brands and related brands

99ACQ Flow-on of price reductions to existing brands of the same pharmaceutical item

99ACR Flow-on of first new brand price reductions to related brands

Division 3B--Price disclosure

Subdivision A--Preliminary

99AD What this Division is about

99ADA Division does not apply to exempt items

99ADB Definitions etc.

99ADBA Meaning of data collection period

Subdivision B--Price disclosure requirements

99ADC The price disclosure requirements

99ADD When the price disclosure requirements apply

Subdivision D--Consequences for failing to comply with the price disclosure requirements

99ADF Offence for failing to comply with the price disclosure requirements

99ADG Other consequences for failing to comply with the price disclosure requirements

Subdivision E--Price reduction

99ADH Price reduction based on information provided under the price disclosure requirements

99ADHA Price reduction for brands listing after end of data collection period

99ADHB Flow on price reductions for brands of combination items

Division 3BA--Floor price of a brand of a pharmaceutical item

99ADHC Floor price of a brand of a pharmaceutical item

99ADHD Meaning of previous data collection period

Division 3C--Guarantee of supply

Subdivision A--Preliminary

99AE What this Division is about

99AEA Definitions

Subdivision B--Guarantee of supply

99AEB Guarantee of supply

Subdivision C--Brands that are guaranteed brands

99AEC Guaranteed brand: new brand

99AED Guaranteed brand: first brand to offer a lower price

Subdivision D--Meaning of fails to supply and unable to supply

99AEE Meaning of fails to supply

99AEF Meaning of unable to supply

Subdivision E--Requirement to notify Minister of failure or inability to supply etc.

99AEG Requirement to notify Minister of failure to supply etc.

Subdivision F--Consequences for guaranteed brands of failure or inability to supply

99AEH Minister's powers if responsible person fails to supply, or is unable to supply, guaranteed brand

Subdivision G--Consequences for other brands

99AEI Minister may increase approved ex-manufacturer price if guaranteed brand delisted

99AEJ Minister may determine drug is on F1 if guaranteed brand delisted

99AEK Minister may revoke or vary formulary determination if guaranteed brand delisted

Division 3CAA--Minimum stockholding requirement

99AEKA Brands subject to the minimum stockholding requirement

99AEKB Minimum stockholding requirement

99AEKC Applicable quantity of a brand of a pharmaceutical item

99AEKD Minister to be notified of breach of minimum stockholding requirements

99AEKE Minister's power if responsible person breaches minimum stockholding requirement

99AEKF Stockholding disclosure requirements

Division 3CA--Discounts and incentives

99AEL Minister's powers if responsible person offers discounts or incentives for certain brands of pharmaceutical items

Division 4--Provisions relating to members of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal

99A Terms and conditions of appointment

99B Remuneration and allowances

99C Resignation and removal from office

99D Acting Chairperson

99E Acting additional member

Division 4A--Indexation etc.

Subdivision A--Preliminary

99F Definitions

Subdivision B--Indexation

99G Indexation

Subdivision C--Reduction of allowable discounts

99GA Definitions

99GB Supplies to which this Subdivision applies

99GC Reduction of allowable discount relating to the general patient charge

99GD Reduction of allowable discounts relating to the general patient reduced charge and concessional beneficiary charge

99GE Effect of reduction in allowable discount

Division 4B--Australian Community Pharmacy Authority

99H Interpretation

99J Establishment of Authority

99K Functions

99L Determination of rules by Minister

99M Powers

99N Membership

99P Terms and conditions not provided for by this Act

99Q Defective appointment not invalid

99R Remuneration and allowances

99S Leave of absence

99T Disclosure of interests

99U Resignation

99V Termination of appointment

99W Meetings

99X Committees

Division 4C--Cost recovery

Subdivision A--Preliminary

99YB What this Division is about

Subdivision B--Payment of fees etc. for certain services

99YBA Payment of fees etc. for certain services

Subdivision C--Consequences if fees not paid

99YBB Minister may refuse to exercise certain powers if prescribed fees not paid

Subdivision D--Review of cost-recovery measures

99YBC Review of impact of cost-recovery measures

Division 4D--Export restriction

99ZH Definitions

99ZI Restrictions on carriage or consignment of drug like substances

99ZJ Detention of certain drug like substances being carried out of Australia and retention of related documents

99ZK Detention of certain drug like substances consigned for export and retention of related documents

99ZL Examination and inspection powers

99ZM Detention of some drug like substances and not others

99ZN Treatment of detained substances and retained documents

99ZO Treatment by the Chief Executive Medicare of detained substances and retained documents

99ZP Right of compensation in certain circumstances for substances destroyed

99ZQ Disposal of forfeited substances

99ZR Liability for acts done in good faith

99ZS Guidelines for detention of, dealing with, and disposal of, substances

99ZT Forfeiture of substances detained under section 99ZJ or 99ZK

Division 5--General

100 Special arrangements

100A Establishment and membership of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

100B Appointment etc. of members of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

100C Termination of appointment

100D Remuneration

101 Functions of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

101A Sub-committees of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

101B Use of computer programs to take administrative action

102 Testing of drugs

103 Offences

104A Pharmacists to furnish statement of stocks

104B Transitional--price increases on 1 October 2022

105 Regulations

Part VIIA--Reviews by Administrative Review Tribunal

105AA Interpretation

105AB Application for review by Tribunal

105AC Statements to accompany notification of decisions

105AD Application for review by Tribunal of decisions of the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority

105AE Time limits

Part VIII--Committees of Inquiry

Division 1--Preliminary

107 Interpretation

Division 3--Pharmaceutical Services Committees of Inquiry

113 Pharmaceutical Services Federal Committee of Inquiry

114 Functions of Federal Committee

115 Pharmaceutical Services State Committees of Inquiry

116 Functions of State Committee

117 Reports not to relate to conduct of PBS prescribers

Division 4--Provisions applicable to Committees generally

118 Interpretation

119 Membership of Committees

119A Acting Member

120 Chairperson

120A Vacancies in Committees

121 Procedure of Committees

122 Evidence

123 Proceedings in private

124 Determination of questions at meetings

125 PBS prescriber or pharmacist affected by inquiry to be given notice

126 Summoning of witnesses

127 Committee may examine upon oath or affirmation

128 Failure to attend or produce documents

129 Refusal to be sworn or give evidence

130 Protection of witnesses

131 Allowances to witnesses

132 Protection of members

Part VIIIA--Data-matching

132A Definitions

132B Data-matching by the Chief Executive Medicare

132C Secretary may disclose therapeutic goods information to the Chief Executive Medicare

132D Private health insurer may disclose information about hospital or general treatment to the Chief Executive Medicare

132E Breach of provision of this Part is an interference with privacy

132F Data-matching principles

Part VIIIB--COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

132G Provision of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

Part IX--Miscellaneous

133 Effect of prosecution for offence

133A Territories

134 Effect of suspension or cancellation of approval or authority

134A Publication of particulars of certain action taken under this Act

134B Time for commencing prosecutions

134C Defence in certain prosecutions

134D Civil penalty provisions

134E Obligations not affected by State or Territory laws

134F Conduct by directors, employees or agents

135 Right of Commonwealth officers to practise

135A Officers to observe secrecy

135AAA Prescribers and approved suppliers must observe secrecy in relation to medicare numbers and expiry dates provided for pharmaceutical benefit scheme purposes

135AA Privacy rules

135AB Breaches of the privacy rules

135AC Authorisation of collection of particular health information

135B Prosecution of offences

136 Committees

136A Filling of vacancies on committees

137 Moneys from which payments under this Act are to be made

138 Exercise of Secretary's powers subject to directions of Minister

138A Telephone access to offices

139 Judicial notice of signature of Secretary

139A Evidence

139C Information with respect to concessional beneficiaries

140 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
National Health Act 1953	95, 1953	18 Dec 1953	Parts I and II (ss. 1-11): Royal Assent Part VII (ss. 83-105): 12 May 1954 (see Gazette 1954, p. 1179) Remainder: 14 Apr 1954 (see Gazette 1954, p. 1055)
National Health Act 1955	68, 1955	4 Nov 1955	s. 13: 14 Apr 1954 ss. 22, 24 and 28: 12 May 1954 ss. 23, 25-27 and 32: 1 July 1956 (see Gazette 1956, p. 1835) s. 44: 1 Jan 1956 (see Gazette 1955, p. 4237) Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 36(2)
National Health Act 1956	55, 1956	30 June 1956	s. 4: 14 Apr 1954 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
National Health Act (No. 2) 1956	95, 1956	15 Nov 1956	1 Sept 1957 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1957, p. 2631)	--
National Health Act 1957	92, 1957	12 Dec 1957	1 Jan 1958 (see Gazette 1957, p. 4105)	--
National Health Act 1958	68, 1958	8 Oct 1958	s. 6: 11 Sept 1958 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
National Health Act 1959	72, 1959	1 Dec 1959	ss. 3-6, 10, 23 and 24: 1 Jan 1960 s. 8(1): 1 Jan 1959 ss. 12-22: 1 Mar 1960 (see Gazette 1960, p. 785) Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 2(2), 8(2) and 25 s. 3 (rep. by 16, 1961, s. 10)
as amended by
National Health Act 1961	16, 1961	11 May 1961	ss. 3, 6, 7 and 10: 1 July 1961 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
National Health Act 1961	16, 1961	11 May 1961	ss. 3, 6, 7 and 10: 1 July 1961 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
National Health Act 1962	82, 1962	12 Dec 1962	ss. 3(b), (c), 4, 5, 12-19, 28 and 29: 1 Jan 1963 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 10(2) and 24
National Health Act 1963	77, 1963	31 Oct 1963	1 Jan 1964	s. 4(2)
National Health Act 1964	37, 1964	28 May 1964	s. 3(1): 1 July 1964 ss. 3(2), 5-13, 15, 16 and 24: 1 June 1964 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 7(2), 18(2) and 20(2)
National Health Act 1965	100, 1965	13 Dec 1965	13 Dec 1965	s. 2
National Health Act (No. 2) 1965	146, 1965	18 Dec 1965	14 Feb 1966	--
National Health Act 1966	44, 1966	18 Oct 1966	18 Oct 1966	ss. 3(2), 5(2) and 6(2)
National Health Act 1967	14, 1967	8 May 1967	21 Apr 1967 (see s. 2)	s. 4
National Health Act (No. 2) 1967	100, 1967	10 Nov 1967	ss. 4 and 5: 1 Mar 1968 (see Gazette 1968, p. 1117) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
National Health Act 1968	100, 1968	26 Nov 1968	ss. 1, 2, 5 and 22: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 1969	ss. 22(2) and 27
National Health Act 1969	102, 1969	27 Sept 1969	27 Sept 1969	--
National Health Act 1970	41, 1970	24 June 1970	Part I (ss. 1-3), ss. 4, 6, 7, 59 and 60: Royal Assent ss. 35 and 48: 1 July 1971 Remainder: 1 July 1970 (see Gazette 1970, p. 4143)	ss. 40(2), 50(2), 51(2) and 59-64
National Health Act 1971	85, 1971	20 Oct 1971	s. 3: 21 Oct 1971 ss. 4-6 and 11: 1 Nov 1971 (see Gazette 1971, p. 6701) Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 7(2), 8(2), 10 and 11
National Health Act 1972	114, 1972	31 Oct 1972	ss. 1, 2, 5, 6, 31-36, 38 and 39: Royal Assent ss. 3(1), 14 and 30: 1 Mar 1973 (see Gazette 1972, No. 135) Remainder: 1 Jan 1973 (see Gazette 1972, No. 135)	ss. 31(2), 32(2), 33(2), 34(2), 35(2) and 39-41
National Health Act 1973	49, 1973	14 June 1973	3 July 1973	--
National Health Act (No. 2) 1973	202, 1973	18 Dec 1973	s. 17: 1 Jan 1974 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 31(2), 32(2), 34(2), 36(2), 37(2) and 38(2)
National Health Act 1974	37, 1974	7 Aug 1974	7 Aug 1974	ss. 5 and 6
National Health Act 1975	1, 1975	15 Feb 1975	ss. 3(2), 7, 9, 10(2), 11-14, 17-20, 32 and 34: 1 Jan 1975 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 3(3), 4(2), 22(2), 33(2) and 34
National Health Act (No. 2) 1975	13, 1975	9 Apr 1975	9 Apr 1975	--
National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits Charges) Act 1975	93, 1975	28 Aug 1975	1 Sept 1975	--
National Health Act 1976	1, 1976	29 Feb 1976	ss. 1, 2, 4 and 7: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Mar 1976	s. 16
National Health Amendment Act 1976	60, 1976	5 June 1976	ss. 1, 2, 28, 31, 41 and 42: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Oct 1976	ss. 25(2), 29(2), 33(2), 35(2), 36(2) and 42 s. 43 (am. by 99, 1976, s. 24)
as amended by
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	91, 1976	20 Sept 1976	s 4 and Sch: 20 Sept 1976 (s 2(1), (5))	s 4
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1976	99, 1976	29 Sept 1976	1 Oct 1976	--
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	91, 1976	20 Sept 1976	s 4: 20 Sept 1976 (s 2(1)) Sch (amdts to National Health Act 1953): 22 Dec 1975 (s 2(7))	s 4
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1976	99, 1976	29 Sept 1976	1 Oct 1976	s. 23(2)
National Health Amendment Act (No. 3) 1976	108, 1976	29 Oct 1976	25 Nov 1976	ss. 4 and 5
Federal Court of Australia (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	157, 1976	9 Dec 1976	1 Feb 1977 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1977, No. S3)	s. 4
National Health Amendment Act (No. 4) 1976	177, 1976	13 Dec 1976	1 Jan 1977 (see Gazette 1976, No. S240)	s. 10
National Health Amendment Act 1977	98, 1977	30 Sept 1977	1 Nov 1977 (see Gazette 1977, No. S266)	--
National Health Acts Amendment Act 1977	100, 1977	30 Sept 1977	ss. 1, 2 and 32: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Oct 1977	ss. 9(2), 11(2), 14(2), 21(2) and 32(2)
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	s. 8
National Health Amendment Act 1978	88, 1978	22 June 1978	s 3, 5-7 and 15: repealed before commencing (s 2(2), (4)) s 4 and 12: 1 Oct 1978 (s 2(3) and gaz 1978, No G38, p 2) s 11: 1 July 1978 (s 2(5)) Remainder: 22 June 1978 (s 2(1))	--
as amended by
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978	132, 1978	31 Oct 1978	s 44: 31 Oct 1978 (s 2(2))	--
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1978	132, 1978	31 Oct 1978	ss. 1, 2, 3(1)(b), 3(2) and 44: Royal Assent ss. 20-42: 16 Feb 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S27) Remainder: 1 Nov 1978	s. 3(2)
National Health Amendment Act (No. 3) 1978	189, 1978	4 Dec 1978	4 Dec 1978	--
National Health Amendment Act 1979	54, 1979	14 June 1979	ss. 3(1)(b)-(d) and 16: 1 Sept 1979 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 3(2), 9(2), 13(2), 14(2), 15 and 16
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1979	91, 1979	31 Aug 1979	1 Sept 1979	--
National Health Amendment Act (No. 3) 1979	122, 1979	29 Oct 1979	1 Nov 1979	--
National Health Amendment Act 1980	117, 1980	8 Sept 1980	8 Sept 1980	s. 11(2)
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1980	131, 1980	19 Sept 1980	ss. 1, 2, 7-10 and 15: 4 Sept 1980 s. 3: 1 Nov 1980 ss. 4-6 and 14: 1 Oct 1980 Remainder: 1 Dec 1980 (see Gazette 1980, No. S261)	ss. 4(2) and 15
National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1981	40, 1981	12 May 1981	12 May 1981	ss. 9 and 10
Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981	74, 1981	18 June 1981	s 177 and 264: 18 June 1981 (s 2(1))	s 264
Companies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981	92, 1981	18 June 1981	Part I (ss. 1, 2): Royal Assent Div. 1 of Part XI (s 36): 1 July 1981 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1981, No. S118) Remainder: 1 July 1982 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1982, No. S124)	--
Health Acts Amendment Act 1981	118, 1981	25 June 1981	ss. 1-3, 20, 24-31, 33 and 34: Royal Assent ss. 4(1), 6, 37 and 41: 3 Aug 1981 ss. 48 and 51-54: 1 Jan 1981 Part V (ss. 81-97): 1 Apr 1982 (see Gazette 1982, No. G12, p. 3) Remainder: 1 Sept 1981	ss. 55(2), (3), 70(2) and 75(2)
National Health Amendment Act 1981	163, 1981	26 Nov 1981	s. 3: 1 Dec 1981 Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 4(2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1981	176, 1981	2 Dec 1981	s 49: 1 Sept 1981 (s 2(8)) Sch 1: 30 Dec 1981 (s 2(12))	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1982	49, 1982	9 June 1982	s 41: repealed before commencing (s 2(2)) s 42-44: 9 June 1982 (s 2(1)) s 45: 1 Nov 1982 (s 2(2) and gaz 1982, No S227, p 2)	s 45(2)
as amended by
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1991	211, 1991	24 Dec 1991	s 29: 24 Dec 1991 (s 2(1))	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982	80, 1982	22 Sept 1982	s 280(2), (3) and Sch 12: 22 Sept 1982 (s 2(1))	s 280(2) and (3)
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982	112, 1982	8 Nov 1982	ss. 4(1), (4) and 14(2), (4): 1 Nov 1982 ss. 4(2), 5(1), 7, 9, 24(1), 25, 26, 29(2), 31, 32(2) and 40: 1 Jan 1983 ss. 4(3), 5(2), 14(3) and 24(2): 1 Mar 1983 s. 6(2): 1 Apr 1983 s. 6(3): 1 May 1983 s. 8: 1 Nov 1982 (see s. 2(7) and Gazette 1982, No. S227, p. 2) Remainder: Royal Assent /span>	ss. 2(8), 14(4), 17(2), 35(3), (4) and 40
National Health Amendment Act 1983	35, 1983	19 June 1983	ss. 6, 7, 9 and 10: 18 July 1983 (see Gazette 1983, No. S151) Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 2(2) and 10
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1983	54, 1983	1 Oct 1983	ss. 1-3, 4(1), 31(1), 32(4)-(8), 39, 45, 64-67, 70-82, 83(1), 85-88, 89(2), 95-99, 115(1), 119(1), 120(1), 123, 124, 126, 128 and 129: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Feb 1984	ss. 2(3), 95(2), 96(2), 98(2), 100(2), 102(2), 103(2), (3), 105(2), 113(2), 116 (2), 119(3), 120(3), 133, 134(2) and 136
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1983	139, 1983	22 Dec 1983	s 24, 26, 27, 28(1), (3)-(7), (9), 29-33, 35(2), (5)-(8), 36(1), (3)-(5), 37, 38(1), (3), 39, 40(1), 41(1), 42-47, 49, 50(1), 51, 53, 54(1), (4), 55(1), 56 and 57: 22 Dec 1983 (s 2(1)) s 25 and 52: 1 Dec 1983 (s 2(2)) s 28(2) and (8): 1 Feb 1984 (s 2(7)) s 34, 35(3), (9)-(11), 36(2), 38(2), 48, 50(2), 54(2) and 55(2): 23 May 1984 (s 2(9) and gaz 1984, No S183) s 35(1): 1 Jan 1975 (s 2(10)) s 35(4), 40(2)-(4), 41(2) and 54(3), (5): repealed before commencing s 2(9))	s 26(2), 28(3)-(9), 29(2), 30(2), 31(2), 33(2), 35(5)-(11), 36(3)-(5), 37(2), 38(3), 39(2), 44(2), (3), 45(2), (3), 46(2), 51(2) and 54(4), (5)
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984	165, 1984	25 Oct 1984	s 9(5) and (8): 13 Dec 1984 (s 2(29)) Sch 1: never commenced (s 2(11))	s 9(5) and (8)
Nursing Homes and Hostels Legislation Amendment Act 1986	115, 1986	24 Nov 1986	Part V (s 40, 41): 24 Nov 1986 (s 2(5))	--
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Self-Determination (Consequential Amendments) Act 1984	46, 1984	25 June 1984	Part VII (ss. 22-26): 6 Apr 1984 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Public Service Reform Act 1984	63, 1984	25 June 1984	s 151(1) and Sch 4: 1 July 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S245)	s. 151(9)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984	72, 1984	25 June 1984	s 3 and Sch 1: 23 July 1984 (s 2(1))	s. 5(7)
Christmas Island Administration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984	120, 1984	18 Oct 1984	Part VIII (ss. 27-31): 1 Oct 1984 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1984	135, 1984	25 Oct 1984	s. 7: 1 Feb 1984 ss. 11, 12, 15-21 and 26: 1 July 1985 (see Gazette 1985, No. S235) Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 22(2), (3), 23(2)-(4) and 24(2), (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984	165, 1984	25 Oct 1984	s 3 and Sch 1: 23 July 1984 (s 2(15))	ss. 2(32), 6(1) and 9
National Welfare Fund Repeal Act 1985	24, 1985	22 May 1985	ss. 1, 2 and 5: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 July 1985 (see Gazette 1985, No. S232)	s. 5
National Health Amendment Act 1985	53, 1985	4 June 1985	1 July 1985	s. 6(2) and (3)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	s 3: 3 July 1985 (s 2(1))	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1985	70, 1985	5 June 1985	ss. 1-3 and 11: Royal Assent ss. 6, 8, 9 and 12-21: 1 Sept 1985 Remainder: 1 Sept 1985 (see Gazette 1985, No. S346)	s. 21(2) and (3)
Social Security and Repatriation Legislation Amendment Act 1985	95, 1985	5 Sept 1985	Part XI (s 60-62): 1 July 1985 (s 2(5))	--
Social Security and Repatriation (Budget Measures) Amendment Act 1985	127, 1985	28 Oct 1985	s 7 and 10(2): 28 Oct 1985 (s 2(1)) s 8 and 11: 1 Nov 1985 (s 2(5)) s 9 and 10(1): 1 July 1985 (s 2(2))	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1985	167, 1985	16 Dec 1985	ss. 1-25, 26(2), 27, 37, 38, 42, 43, 55, 57, 65-70 and 72-74: Royal Assent s. 28: 1 Feb 1984 s. 30: 5 Sept 1985 ss. 58-64: 1 May 1985 Remainder: 22 Feb 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S64)	--
Veterans' Entitlements (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1986	28, 1986	19 May 1986	s. 61: Royal Assent Remainder: 22 May 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S225)	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1986	75, 1986	24 June 1986	s 57 and 61-71: 22 July 1986 (s 2(1)) s 58 and 59: 1 July 1986 (s 2(2)) s 60: 16 Feb 1979 (s 2(5))	s 71
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1986	94, 1986	13 Oct 1986	ss. 4(1), 6-8, 10, 12, 14(2) and 36: 1 Oct 1986 ss. 4(2), 17(2), 20, 22 and 29: 1 Apr 1987 (see Gazette 1987, No. S57) ss. 5, 14(3), 17(1), 18, 19, 21, 23-28, 30, 32 and 35: 1 Nov 1986 ss. 16, 31, 33 and 38(2)-(4): 1 Jan 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 21(2), 27(2), 28(2), 34(2) and 38
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	s 5(1): 18 Dec 1987 (s 2(1)) Sch 1: 13 Oct 1986 (s 2(16))	s 5(1)
Nursing Homes and Hostels Legislation Amendment Act 1986	115, 1986	24 Nov 1986	s 6, 8-15, 18-20 and 23: 24 Nov 1986 (s 2(5)) s 7: 1 Aug 1991 (s 2(4) and gaz 1991, No S207) s 16, 17 and 21: 1 May 1987 (s 2(4) and gaz 1987, No S68) s 22: repealed before commencing (s 2(4))	s 23
as amended by
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1991	84, 1991	26 June 1991	s 15, 16: 26 June 1991 (s 2(1))	--
National Health Amendment Act 1987	22, 1987	26 May 1987	s. 3(1): 1 Nov 1986 (see s. 2(2)) s. 4(1): 1 Nov 1986 (see s. 2(3)) s. 5: 1 Jan 1988 (see Gazette 1987, No. S348) Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 3(3), 5(2) and 8(2)
as amended by
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	192, 1992	21 Dec 1992	(see 192, 1992 below)	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1987	44, 1987	5 June 1987	1 Aug 1987	s. 6(2)
Nursing Homes and Hostels Legislation Amendment Act 1987	72, 1987	5 June 1987	ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent s. 30: 1 May 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN16) Remainder: 1 July 1987	ss. 13(2), 30, 32 and 33 s. 31 (am. by 79, 1988, s. 33)
as amended by
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1988	79, 1988	24 June 1988	(see 79, 1988 below)	--
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987	118, 1987	16 Dec 1987	ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Mar 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S54)	s. 8(2)
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1987	131, 1987	16 Dec 1987	s. 4: 13 Dec 1987 ss. 5, 6, 8(a) and 9: 1 Jan 1988 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1987	132, 1987	16 Dec 1987	ss. 1-3, 4(d), (g), 5-7, 21, 22 and 31: 16 Dec 1987 ss. 23-30 and 32: 1 Mar 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S58) Part V (s. 33): 1 May 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S118) Remainder: 11 Jan 1989 (see Gazette 1988, No. S411)	--
National Health Amendment Act 1988	46, 1988	15 June 1988	1 July 1988	s. 4
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1988	79, 1988	24 June 1988	Part II (ss. 3-6): 28 June 1989 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 1989, No. S206) ss. 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20(a), (c)-(o), 21-26 and 31: 1 July 1988 ss. 12, 29, 30, 32 and 34: 1 Oct 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S303) ss. 27 and 28: 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S206) s. 33: 1 July 1987 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 15(2) and 17(2)
as amended by
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988	155, 1988	26 Dec 1988	(see 155, 1988 below)	--
Industrial Relations (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988	87, 1988	8 Nov 1988	ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Mar 1989 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1989, No. S53)	s. 90
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1988	155, 1988	26 Dec 1988	s. 10: 1 Jan 1989 ss. 12 and 13: 1 July 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S228) ss. 14 and 17: 1 July 1988 ss. 19-26 and 28-34: 24 Jan 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S13) ss. 27 and 36: 15 Mar 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S91) Part V (ss. 38-40): 24 June 1988 s. 41(2): 16 Dec 1987 s. 41(3): 6 Nov 1987 s. 41(4): 1 Mar 1989 (see s. 2(8) and Gazette 1989, No. S54) Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 27(3)-(7) and 37
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1989	95, 1989	28 June 1989	s. 10: 10 Oct 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S323) ss. 11-16 and 18: 1 Aug 1989 ss. 20(2), 21, 22, 53(2) and 54: 28 Dec 1989 s. 23: 15 Mar 1989 ss. 28-33, 43 and 44: 15 Nov 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S355) s. 37(a)-(k) and (s): 1 June 1989 Part 5 (ss. 55-62): 1 July 1989 Part 7 (ss. 65-68): 1 Jan 1989 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 2(10), 28(2), 36(2) and 54
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1989	164, 1989	19 Dec 1989	s 11, 12(a): 19 Dec 1989 (s 2) s 12(b): 1 Jan 1990 (s 2) s 12(c), (d): 1 June 1990 (s 2)	--
National Health Amendment Act 1989	175, 1989	24 Dec 1989	24 Dec 1989	s. 6
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989	3, 1990	17 Jan 1990	ss. 4, 26(b), (c), 28 and 31: 1 July 1990 ss. 5 and 26(d), (e): 1 July 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S164) s. 14(e): 1 June 1990 s. 16: 1 July 1988 ss. 33, 34 and 36: 1 Apr 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S83) Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 25(2)
Social Welfare Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1990	84, 1990	30 Oct 1990	s 3 and 9: 30 Oct 1990 s 4, 5(a), 5(c)-(e), 6, 7, 8(a), 8(c)-(e) and 10: 1 Nov 1990 s 5(b) and 8(b): 1 Jan 1991 s 11: 1 Feb 1991 (s 2)	--
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1990	106, 1990	18 Dec 1990	s 19-21, 23, 25, 26 and 29-31: 18 Dec 1990 s 22(a): 1 Nov 1990 s 22(b)-(e), 24 and 27: 1 Jan 1991 s 28: 1 Feb 1991 (s 2)	--
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1990	141, 1990	28 Dec 1990	s 49: 1 Mar 1990 (s 2(2)) s 50, 51(a), 52-55 and 72-74: 28 Dec 1990 (s 2(1)) s 51(b) and 56-71: 1 Jan 1991 (s 2(3))	s 72(2)
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1990	6, 1991	8 Jan 1991	s 92 and 93: 1 June 1990 (s 2)	--
Social Security (Job Search and Newstart) Amendment Act 1991	68, 1991	25 June 1991	s 33: 1 July 1991 (s 2)	--
Social Security (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	70, 1991	25 June 1991	Sch 3: 1 July 1991 (s 2)	--
Veterans' Entitlements (Rewrite) Transition Act 1991	73, 1991	25 June 1991	Sch 4: 1 July 1991 (s 2(1))	--
National Health Amendment Act 1991	83, 1991	26 June 1991	ss. 4, 5 (in part), 7(1), 11, 12, 16 and 23: 1 Jan 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent	ss. 3 and 24
Community Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1991	84, 1991	26 June 1991	s 7-13: 26 June 1991 (s 2(1)) s 14: 1 Aug 1991 (s 2(2) and gaz 1991, No S207)	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	115, 1991	27 June 1991	s 42: 1 Mar 1991 (s 2(5))	--
Social Security (Rewrite) Amendment Act 1991	116, 1991	27 June 1991	Sch 6: 1 July 1991 (s 2)	--
Health Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1991	119, 1991	27 June 1991	ss. 4 (in part), 5, 7(c), 8 and 9: 1 July 1991 ss. 4 (in part), 7(b), (d), 13, 14, 15(a), (b), (d)-(h), 16 and 17: 1 Aug 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S209) s. 10(1): 1 Jan 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 2 (am. by 136, 1992, s. 26)
as amended by
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1992	136, 1992	11 Nov 1992	(see 136, 1992 below)	--
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	149, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 2 (item 16): 1 Aug 1991 (s 2(7))	--
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 31(2)
Social Security (Disability and Sickness Support) Amendment Act 1991	141, 1991	9 Oct 1991	Part 1 (ss. 1, 2): Royal Assent Remainder: 12 Nov 1991	--
Hearing Services Act 1991	169, 1991	20 Nov 1991	1 July 1992	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991	175, 1991	25 Nov 1991	ss. 4-12 and Schedule (Part 2): 17 Aug 1991 ss. 13, 14, 21-24, 36-40, 42, 43(b), 44(a), 45-57, 97, 98(a), 99, 100-105 and Schedule (Part 3): 1 Jan 1992 ss. 25-28: 20 Mar 1992 ss. 41, 43(a) and 44(b): 1 Apr 1992 ss. 58-73 and 75-96: 1 July 1992 s. 74: 26 Mar 1992 Part 5 (s. 106) and Schedule (Part 1): 12 Nov 1991 Schedule (Part 4): 12 Nov 1991 (see s. 2(4)) Schedule (Part 5): 1 Dec 1991 (see s. 2(5)) Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1991	208, 1991	24 Dec 1991	s 4-8 and 9(b): 1 Jan 1992 (s 2) s 9(a): 2 Jan 1992 (s 2)	--
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1991	211, 1991	24 Dec 1991	ss. 10 and 11: 29 Apr 1992 Part 5 (ss. 30, 31): 19 Aug 1991 ss. 35, 37 and 39: 1 Apr 1992 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
as amended by
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	149, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 2 (item 4): 24 Dec 1991 (s 2(4))	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1992	70, 1992	26 June 1992	s 87: 1 Mar 1991 (s 2(5))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1992	81, 1992	30 June 1992	s 117: 30 June 1992 (s 2(1)(f)) Sch 2 (Pt 2): 1 July 1991 (s 2(4))	--
Health, Housing and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1992	88, 1992	30 June 1992	s 50-59, 65 and 67: 1 Jan 1992 (s 2(6)) s 60-64, 66, 69-80 and Sch 3: 30 June 1992 (s 2(1))	s 61(2) and 71(2)
as amended by	span>
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1993	12, 1994	18 Jan 1994	s 9: 30 June 1992 (s 2(3))	--
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1992	136, 1992	11 Nov 1992	ss. 38, 39(a), 41, 43, 44(d) and 49: 12 May 1954 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1954, p. 1179) s. 40: 1 July 1992 ss. 46 and 47: 18 Dec 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 41(2)
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992	192, 1992	21 Dec 1992	s 13-18, 21-23 and 28-33: 21 Dec 1992 (s 2(1)) s 20: 1 Nov 1992 (s 2(5)) s 24-27: 6 Jan 1993 (s 2(6))	--
as amended by
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1993	12, 1994	18 Jan 1994	s 6: 21 Dec 1992 (s 2(2)) s 7: 18 Jan 1994 (s 2(1))	--
National Health Amendment Act 1992	200, 1992	21 Dec 1992	s 19 (amdt to s 65, 65A, 65B National Health Act 1953): 21 Dec 1992 (s 2(2)) Remainder: 1 July 1993 (s 2(1))	--
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992	204, 1992	21 Dec 1992	21 Dec 1992	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1992	230, 1992	24 Dec 1992	s 32: 20 Mar 1993 (s 2(8)(a)) Sch 3 (items 12, 13): 1 Apr 1993 (s 2(10))	--
National Health Amendment Act 1993	28, 1993	9 June 1993	9 June 1993	s. 4(2)
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993	61, 1993	3 Nov 1993	s 17: 1 July 1994 (s 2(5))	--
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993	76, 1993	25 Nov 1993	s 19-21: 25 Nov 1993 (s 2(1))	s 20(2)
as amended by
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	149, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 2 (item 5): 25 Nov 1993 (s 2(5))	--
National Health Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993	106, 1993	22 Dec 1993	1 Jan 1994 (s 2)	s 3
as amended by
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	116, 1994	16 Sept 1994	Sch: 1 Jan 1994 (s 2(6))	--
Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1993	12, 1994	18 Jan 1994	s 19-31: 1 July 1993 (s 2(4))	--
as amended by
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	149, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 2 (item 6): 1 July 1993 (s 2(6))	--
Health Legislation (Professional Services Review) Amendment Act 1994	22, 1994	16 Feb 1994	1 July 1994	s. 15
National Health Amendment Act 1994	23, 1994	16 Feb 1994	ss. 8-10 and 15: 1 July 1993 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment Act 1994	63, 1994	19 May 1994	s 33: 20 Mar 1993 (s 2(6))	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1994	78, 1994	21 June 1994	Sch 1 (items 8, 9): 1 July 1994 (s 2(3))	--
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act 1994	80, 1994	23 June 1994	Sch: 23 June 1994 (s 2(1))	--
Health Legislation (Powers of Investigation) Amendment Act 1994	85, 1994	23 June 1994	21 July 1994	s. 2 (rep. by 19, 1996, Sch. 1 [item 1])
as amended by
Health Legislation (Powers of Investigation) Amendment Act 1996	19, 1996	28 June 1996	28 June 1996	--
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	116, 1994	16 Sept 1994	Sch: 16 Sept 1994 (s 2(1)) Sch: 1 Dec 1994 (s 2(4)) Sch: 1 Jan 1995 (s 2(5))	--
Veterans' Affairs (1994-95 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1994	164, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Sch 4 (items 2-5): 20 Mar 1995 (s 2(3))	--
Social Security (Parenting Allowance and Other Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1994	174, 1994	16 Dec 1994	Sch 3 (item 39): 1 Jan 1995 (s 2(3)) Sch 3 (item 40): 1 July 1995 (s 2(1))	--
Student Assistance (Youth Training Allowance--Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	184, 1994	23 Dec 1994	Sch 3 (items 63, 64): 1 Jan 1995 (s 2)	--
Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	3, 1995	23 Feb 1995	s 14 and 25: 23 Feb 1995 (s 2(1), (12)) Sch: 18 Apr 1995 (s 2(13))	s 14
National Health Amendment Act 1995	24, 1995	31 Mar 1995	s. 3 (items 1-25, 27-44): 1 Apr 1995 s. 3 (item 26): 1 July 1995 Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 3 (item 45)
Health Legislation (Private Health Insurance Reform) Amendment Act 1995	41, 1995	29 May 1995	s 7(2) and Sch 4 (items 1-25): 1 July 1997 (s 2(5)) Sch 1 (items 1-70): 29 May 1995 (s 2(2)) Sch 2 (items 1-108): 1 Oct 1995 (s 2(3)) Sch 3 (items 1-4): 1 July 1996 (s 2(4))	s 7(2) and Sch 3 (item 4)
as amended by
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	149, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 2 (item 17): 16 Dec 1995 (s 2(1))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 3 (item 28): 29 May 1995 (s 2(3))	--
Social Security (Non-Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995	105, 1995	29 Sept 1995	s 51-53: 29 Sept 1995 (s 2(1))	--
Health and Other Services (Compensation) (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	132, 1995	14 Nov 1995	1 Feb 1996 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1996, No. GN2)	--
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995	149, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Sch 1 (items 69-78) and Sch 2 (items 19, 21, 22): 16 Dec 1995 (s 2(1)) Sch 2 (item 20): 1 Oct 1995 (s 2(9))	Sch 1 (item 78)
Human Services and Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995	164, 1995	16 Dec 1995	Schedule (items 1-4, 14-17, 19-25): 1 Jan 1996 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 1995	1, 1996	9 Jan 1996	Sch 10 (items 1-3): 20 Mar 1996 (s 2(3)(b)) Sch 10 (items 4-7): 1 July 1996 (s 2(4)(c)) Sch 10 (items 8-11): 20 Sept 1996 (s 2(5)(c))	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Sch 2 (items 76, 77): 6 Nov 1995 (s 2(2)) Sch 4 (item 102): 25 Oct 1996 (s 2(1))	--
National Health (Budget Measures) Amendment Act 1996	79, 1996	19 Dec 1996	Schedule 2 (item 1): 2 Jan 1997 Remainder: 1 Jan 1997	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1996	84, 1996	23 Dec 1996	Sch 14 (items 4, 5) and Sch 16 (item 3): 1 July 1997 (s 2(4))	--
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	29, 1997	17 Apr 1997	1 July 1997 (see s. 2)	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance Incentives) Act 1997	45, 1997	22 Apr 1997	22 Apr 1997	--
Aged Care (Consequential Provisions) Act 1997	114, 1997	7 July 1997	Sch 1: 1 Oct 1997 (s 2(1)) Sch 6: 1 July 1998 (s 2(5))	Sch 1 (items 45A, 49A)
as amended by
Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999	132, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Sch 5: (items 3, 4): 1 Oct 1997 (s 2(4))	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Sch 2 (items 963-972): 1 Jan 1998 (s 2(2))	--
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Compensation Measures) Act 1997	157, 1997	3 Nov 1997	Sch 7: 1 Dec 1997 (s 2(8))	--
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Parenting and Other Measures) Act 1997	197, 1997	11 Dec 1997	Sch 1 (items 345, 346): 20 Mar 1998 (s 2(2))	Sch 1 (item 346)
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1998	19, 1998	17 Apr 1998	Sch 3 (items 2, 3): 1 May 1998 (s 2(4)) Sch 3 (items 1, 4-16): 17 Apr 1998 (s 2(1))	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1998	37, 1998	24 Apr 1998	Sch 1-3, Sch 4 (items 1-14), Sch 5, 6, 9 and Sch 10 (items  5, 8, 11): 24 Apr 1998 (s 2(1)) Sch 4 (items 15-22): 1 July 1998 (s 2(2)) Sch 10 (items 4, 9): 16 Dec 1995 (s 2(5), (7)) Sch 10 (items 6, 7): 29 May 1995 (s 2(6)) Sch 10 (item 10): 1 Jan 1997 (s 2(8))	Sch 2 (items 8-11), Sch 4 (item 14), Sch 5 (items 47-49) and Sch 6 (item 13)
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Act 1998	45, 1998	17 June 1998	Sch 13 (items 43-47): 1 July 1998 (s 2(1))	Sch 13 (item 46)
Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998	48, 1998	29 June 1998	Sch 1 (item 121): 1 July 1998 (s 2(2))	--
1998 Budget Measures Legislation Amendment (Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements) Act 1998	116, 1998	11 Dec 1998	Sch 3 (item 4): 1 July 1999 (s 2(4))	--
Assistance for Carers Legislation Amendment Act 1999	13, 1999	9 Apr 1999	Sch 2 (items 43-49) and Sch 3 (items 3, 4): 1 July 1999 (s 2(2))	Sch 3 (items 3, 4)
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1999	21, 1999	19 Apr 1999	Schedules 1 and 2: 20 Oct 1999 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 3, 15)
National Health Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	35, 1999	31 May 1999	Schedule 1: 1 Dec 1999 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999	44, 1999	17 July 1999	Sch 6 (item 26) and Sch 7 (item 122): 1  July 1999 (s 3(2)(d), (e), (16) and gaz 1999, No S283)	--
as amended by
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	160, 2000	21 Dec 2000	Sch 4 (item 4): 18 Jan 2001 (s 2(1))	--
A New Tax System (Compensation Measures Legislation Amendment) Act 1999	68, 1999	8 July 1999	Sch 3: 1 July 2000 (s 2(2), (3))	--
Statute Stocktake Act 1999	118, 1999	22 Sept 1999	22 Sept 1999	Sch. 2 (item 44)
National Health Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover) Act 1999	130, 1999	13 Oct 1999	1 July 2000	s. 4
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Sch 1 (items 628-637): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2))	--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Sch 10 (items 96-98): 13 Mar 2000 (s 2(2)(c) and gaz 2000, No S114)	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1999	159, 1999	8 Dec 1999	Sch 1 and Sch 2: 1 Jan 2000 (s 2(2), (4) and gaz 1999, No S635) Sch 3 (items 71-80): 1 Jan 1999 (s 2(5))	Sch 1 (items 13, 21, 51, 52) and Sch 2 (items 43, 45, 49-51, 64)
Health Legislation Amendment (Gap Cover Schemes) Act 2000	72, 2000	27 June 2000	11 Aug 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S435)	s. 4
National Health Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000	75, 2000	28 June 2000	Sch 1 (items 1, 3-9, 11-15): 1 July 2000 (s 2(3)) Sch 1 (items 2, 10): 30 June 2000 (s 2(2))	Sch 1 (items 9, 12)
Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000	137, 2000	24 Nov 2000	Sch 2 (items 286, 418, 419): 24 May 2001 (s 2(3))	Sch 2 (items 418, 419)
National Health Amendment (Improved Monitoring of Entitlements to Pharmaceutical Benefits) Act 2000	146, 2000	11 Dec 2000	Schedule 2: 1 Jan 2001 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Health Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2001	6, 2001	21 Mar 2001	s 4, 5, Sch 2 and Sch 4: 21 Mar 2001 (s 2(1)) Schedule 1 (items 2-6): 8 June 2001 (s 2(2) and gaz 2001, No S193) Schedule 3: 1 July 2000 (s 2(4))	s 4 and 5
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	s 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 340-389): 15 July 2001 (s 2(1), (3) and gaz 2001, No S285)	s 4-14
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Concession Cards) Act 2001	80, 2001	30 June 2001	1 July 2001	--
Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	111, 2001	17 Sept 2001	17 Sept 2001	s. 4
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch. 1 (item 97)
Statute Law Revision Act 2002	63, 2002	3 July 2002	Sch 1 (item 22): 21 July 1994 (s 2(1) item 17) Sch 1 (item 23): 3 July 2002 (s 2(1) item 18)	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Industry Measures) Act 2002	76, 2002	8 Oct 2002	Schedule 1 (items 1-7): Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 8, 9): 5 Nov 2002	--
Medical Indemnity (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002	133, 2002	19 Dec 2002	1 Jan 2003	--
National Health Amendment (Private Health Insurance Levies) Act 2003	69, 2003	15 July 2003	1 July 2004	Sch. 1 (item 29)
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance Reform) Act 2004	1, 2004	27 Feb 2004	Schedule 1 (items 1-27): 1 July 2004 (see Gazette 2004, S125) Schedule 1 (items 28-39): 1 July 2004 Schedule 1 (items 58, 65-69, 71, 73): 23 Apr 2004 (see Gazette 2004, No. S125) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 17, 28A, 54, 59, 64, 73)
as amended by
National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005	31, 2005	21 Mar 2005	Schedule 2: (see 31, 2005 below)	--
Medical Indemnity Amendment Act 2004	17, 2004	23 Mar 2004	Schedule 3 (item 82): 24 Mar 2004	--
Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004	50, 2004	21 Apr 2004	Schedule 1 (items 1-4, 7-22, 24-35): Royal Assent Schedule 2: 19 May 2004	Sch. 1 (items 10, 35)
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004	52, 2004	27 Apr 2004	Schedule 3 (items 30-32): 1 July 2004 (see s. 2(1))	--
Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Run-off Cover Indemnity and Other Measures) Act 2004	77, 2004	23 June 2004	Schedule 2 (item 16): 1 July 2004	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Podiatric Surgery and Other Matters) Act 2004	117, 2004	13 July 2004	Schedule 1 (item 6): Royal Assent Schedule 1 (items 7-14): 13 Jan 2005	--
as amended by
Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority) Act 2005	60, 2005	26 June 2005	Schedule 1 (item 1): (see 60, 2005 below)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits--Budget Measures) Act 2004	119, 2004	13 July 2004	Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 24)
Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Act 2005	9, 2005	22 Feb 2005	Schedule 2: 22 Feb 2005	Sch. 2 (item 3)
National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005	31, 2005	21 Mar 2005	Schedule 1: 31 Oct 2005 (see F2005L02548) Schedule 2: 1 July 2004 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 8, 12)
Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority) Act 2005	60, 2005	26 June 2005	Sch 1 (items 2, 3): 26 June 2005 (s 2(1) item 3)	--
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2005	111, 2005	6 Sept 2005	Schedule 2 (items 551-605): 1 Oct 2005	--
Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Act 2005	126, 2005	19 Oct 2005	Schedule 1 (item 14): 1 July 2005	--
National Health Amendment (Immunisation Program) Act 2005	140, 2005	18 Nov 2005	Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2006 (see F2005L04086) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 9)
National Health Amendment (Budget Measures--Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Act 2005	151, 2005	14 Dec 2005	Schedule 1 (items 3-11, 13) and Schedule 2 (items 8, 9): 1 Jan 2006 Schedule 2 (items 10, 11): 1 Jan 2007 Schedule 2 (items 12, 13): 1 Jan 2008 Schedule 2 (items 14, 15): 1 Jan 2009 Schedule 2 (items 16-18): 31 Dec 2009 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 13)
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2005	155, 2005	19 Dec 2005	Schedule 2: 20 Dec 2005 Schedule 4: 1 Oct 2005 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Pharmacy Location Arrangements) Act 2006	37, 2006	3 May 2006	Sch 1 (items 3, 4) and Sch 2: 1 July 2006 (s 2(1) items 3, 5) Sch 1 (items 5, 6): 1 July 2000 (s 2(1) item 4) Remainder: 3 May 2006 (s 2(1) items 1, 2)	Sch 2 (item 13)
National Health and Medical Research Council Amendment Act 2006	50, 2006	9 June 2006	Schedule 1 (item 114): 1 July 2006	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Act 2006	83, 2006	30 June 2006	1 July 2006	--
Privacy Legislation Amendment Act 2006	99, 2006	14 Sept 2006	14 Sept 2006	--
National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Act 2006	105, 2006	27 Sept 2006	27 Sept 2006	--
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2006	136, 2006	30 Nov 2006	Schedules 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2006 (see s. 2(1)) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (items 1, 2)
Medibank Private Sale Act 2006	160, 2006	11 Dec 2006	Schedule 1 (items 4-7): 12 Dec 2006	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2007	8, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedule 4 (item 21): Royal Assent	--
Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2007	32, 2007	30 Mar 2007	s 4-54, Sch 1 (items 4-59) and Sch 2 (items 81-103): 1 Apr 2007 (s 2(1) items 2, 3, 7)	s 4-54
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2007	111, 2007	28 June 2007	1 Aug 2007	Sch. 1 (items 94-100)
National Health Amendment (National HPV Vaccination Program Register) Act 2007	135, 2007	20 Aug 2007	20 Aug 2007	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Act 2007	169, 2007	28 Sept 2007	Schedule 1 (items 12, 13, 36, 43): 1 Jan 2008 Schedule 2: 29 Sept 2007 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 2 (item 21)
Health Legislation Amendment Act 2007	180, 2007	28 Sept 2007	Sch 2 (items 1-6, 8-11): 1 Aug 2007 (s 2(1) items 6, 8) Sch 2 (item 7): 28 Sept 2007 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2008	49, 2008	25 June 2008	Schedule 2: 26 June 2008 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 6), Sch. 3 (item 3) and Sch. 4 (item 6)
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008	144, 2008	9 Dec 2008	Schedule 9 (items 15-29): 1 Jan 2009	--
Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2009	33, 2009	22 May 2009	Schedule 2 (items 43-45): 23 May 2009	--
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009	54, 2009	25 June 2009	Sch 11 (items 5-9): 1 July 2009 (s 2(1) item 33)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits--Cost Recovery) Act 2009	71, 2009	22 July 2009	Schedule 1: 1 July 2008 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009	111, 2009	16 Nov 2009	Schedule 2 (item 13): 17 Nov 2009	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010	29, 2010	12 Apr 2010	Schedule 1 (items 67-112): 13 Apr 2010 Schedule 2 (items 19-21): 1 July 2010 (see s. 2(1))	--
as amended by
Statute Law Revision Act 2012	136, 2012	22 Sept 2012	Sch 2 (items 19, 20): 13 Apr 2010 (s 2(1) item 18)	--
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010	51, 2010	31 May 2010	Sch 5 (items 39-46) and Sch 7: 1 Nov 2010 (s 2(1) item 7)	Sch 7
Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and Private Health Insurance) Act 2010	63, 2010	28 June 2010	Schedule 1: Royal Assent	--
National Health Amendment (Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Act 2010	68, 2010	28 June 2010	Schedule 1: 1 July 2010 Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 3)
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2010	126, 2010	23 Nov 2010	Schedule 1: 1 Feb 2011 Schedules 2-4, Schedule 6 (items 1-27, 30-33) and Schedule 7: 1 Dec 2010 Schedule 5: 1 Apr 2012	Sch. 4 (item 20) and Sch. 6 (items 30-33)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 5 (items 145-154), Schedule 6 (items 70-78) and Schedule 7 (items  99, 100): 19 Apr 2011	--
Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011	32, 2011	25 May 2011	Sch 4 (items 419-467): 1 July 2011 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 4 (item 654): 1 Apr 2012 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 798-806) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)
Aged Care Amendment Act 2011	86, 2011	26 July 2011	Schedule 3 (items 20-55): 27 July 2011	--
National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) Act 2012	8, 2012	20 Mar 2012	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2012	Sch. 1 (item 3) and Sch. 3 (item 4)
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012	64, 2012	26 June 2012	Schedule 1 (items 31-34): 29 June 2012 (see F2012L01398)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2012	87, 2012	28 June 2012	1 Oct 2012 (s 2)	Sch 1 (items 66-81), Sch 2 (item 6) and Sch 3 (items  16-18)
Statute Law Revision Act 2012	136, 2012	22 Sept 2012	Sch 1 (items 90-92): 22 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 5 (items 6-9): 20 Oct 2012 (s 2(1) item 36)	--
Fair Work Amendment Act 2012	174, 2012	4 Dec 2012	Sch 9 (items 1282-1287): 1 Jan 2013 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012	197, 2012	12 Dec 2012	Sch 5 (items 58-62, 165-177) and Sch 6 (items 15-19): 12 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) items 3, 13, 19) Sch 6 (item 1): 12 Dec 2012 (s 2(1) item 16)	Sch 6 (items 1, 15-19)
National Health Amendment (Simplified Price Disclosure) Act 2014	6, 2014	13 Mar 2014	13 Mar 2014 (s 2)	Sch 1 (item 3)
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014	62, 2014	30 June 2014	Sch 10 (item 85) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)	Sch 14
as amended by
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015	36, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)	Sch 7
as amended by
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2015	5, 2015	25 Feb 2015	Sch 1 (item 32) and Sch 3 (items 127-131): 25 Mar 2015 (s 2(1) items 2, 10)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) Act 2015	10, 2015	5 Mar 2015	Sch 3 (items 274-299, 348, 349): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 3 (items 348, 349)
Customs and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Border Force) Act 2015	41, 2015	20 May 2015	Sch 5 (items 102-106), Sch 6 (items 141-147) and Sch 9: 1 July 2015 (s  2(1) items 2, 7)	Sch 6 (item 147) and Sch 9
as amended by
Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Act 2017	115, 2017	30 Oct 2017	Sch 1 (item 26): 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015	59, 2015	26 May 2015	Sch 1 (item 145) and Sch 2 (items 356-396): 18 June 2015 (s 2(1) items  2, 6) Sch 1 (items 184-203): 27 May 2015 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 2 (items 265-271): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 5)	Sch 1 (items 184-203) and Sch 2 (items 356-396)
as amended by
Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016	33, 2016	23 Mar 2016	Sch 2: 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Biosecurity (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015	62, 2015	16 June 2015	Sch 2 (item 36) and Sch 4: 16 June 2016 (s 2(1) items 2, 4) Sch 3: 16 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 3 and Sch 4
as amended by
Statute Update (Winter 2017) Act 2017	93, 2017	23 Aug 2017	Sch 2 (item 9): 20 Sept 2017 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Act 2015	89, 2015	26 June 2015	Sch 1: 27 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 2: 1 Nov 2015 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 3: 1 Jan 2016 (s 2(1) item 4) Remainder: 26 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 40)
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 400): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Australian Immunisation Register (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2015	139, 2015	12 Nov 2015	Sch 1 (items 12, 13): 1 Jan 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 3 (items 4-6): 1 Jan 2017 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 2015	145, 2015	12 Nov 2015	Sch 4 (item 32): 10 Dec 2015 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) Act 2015	157, 2015	26 Nov 2015	Sch 2 (items 11-14) and Sch 3 (item 3): 27 Nov 2015 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016	4, 2016	11 Feb 2016	Sch 4 (items 1, 219): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Statute Update Act 2016	61, 2016	23 Sept 2016	Sch 1 (items 335-345) and Sch 3 (item 32): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Statute Law Revision (Spring 2016) Act 2016	67, 2016	20 Oct 2016	Sch 4 (items 2-4): 17 Nov 2016 (s 2(1) item 7)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Act 2017	16, 2017	28 Mar 2017	29 Mar 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 7, 12)
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Act 2017	59, 2017	22 June 2017	Sch 1 (items 36-39): 1 July 2017 (s 2(1) item 4)	--
Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Act 2017	72, 2017	26 June 2017	Sch 1 (items 3-6): 3 July 2017 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 6)
Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Act 2017	128, 2017	30 Nov 2017	Sch 5A: 1 Dec 2017 (s 2(1) item 10)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits--Budget and Other Measures) Act 2018	1, 2018	20 Feb 2018	Sch 1 (items 1-47): 1 Oct 2018 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 1 (items 48-87), Sch 2 (items 19, 20), Sch 3 (items 8-12) and Sch 4 (items 9-15): repealed before commencing (s 2(1) items  3, 5, 7, 9) Sch 2 (items 1-18), Sch 3 (items 1-7), Sch 4 (items 1-8) and Sch 5-9: 21 Feb 2018 (s 2(1) items 4, 6, 8, 10)	Sch 3 (item 7) and Sch 7 (item 24)
as amended by
National Health Amendment (Enhancing the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2021	139, 2021	13 Dec 2021	Sch 1 (items 1-3A): 14 Dec 2021 (s 2(1) item 2)
Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2018	64, 2018	29 June 2018	Sch 5: 1 July 2018 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 5 (item 7)
Treatment Benefits (Special Access) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2019	42, 2019	5 Apr 2019	Sch 2 (items 14-18): 6 Apr 2019 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Act 2019	77, 2019	2 Oct 2019	Sch 1: 2 Dec 2019 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 2: 5 Dec 2019 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (item 7) and Sch 2 (item 8)
Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Act 2019	105, 2019	28 Nov 2019	Sch 1 (items 53, 54): 1 July 2020 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 54)
National Health Amendment (Safety Net Thresholds) Act 2019	106, 2019	28 Nov 2019	1 Jan 2020 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
Health Legislation Amendment (Data-matching and Other Matters) Act 2019	121, 2019	12 Dec 2019	Sch 1 (items 1-5): 13 Dec 2019 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 4)
National Emergency Declaration (Consequential Amendments) Act 2020	129, 2020	15 Dec 2020	Sch 1 (item 30): 16 Dec 2020 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021	13, 2021	1 Mar 2021	Sch 2 (item 616): 1 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 5)	--
National Health Amendment (Decisions under the Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Act 2021	102, 2021	10 Sept 2021	11 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 2)
National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021	108, 2021	13 Sept 2021	13 Sept 2021 (s 2(1) item 1)	--
National Health Amendment (Enhancing the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Act 2021	139, 2021	13 Dec 2021	Sch 1 (items 4-83): 1 July 2022 (s 2(1) item 3) Sch 1 (items 84, 85): 1 Oct 2022 (s 2(1) item 4) Sch 1 (items 86, 87): 1 July 2023 (s 2(1) item 5) Sch 1 (items 87A-126): 1 July 2027 (s 2(1) item 6)	--
Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Support and Other Measures) Act 2022	14, 2022	31 Mar 2022	Sch 7 (items 1, 2): 1 July 2022 (s 2(1) item 8)	--
National Health Amendment (General Co-payment) Act 2022	53, 2022	9 Nov 2022	Sch 1: 1 Jan 2023 (s 2(1) item 2) Sch 2: 1 July 2023 (s 2(1) item 3)	Sch 1 (item 16)
Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Act 2022	77, 2022	5 Dec 2022	Sch 1 (items 55-57, 88-97, 103-108): 6 Dec 2022 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (items 57, 97, 108)
National Health Amendment (Effect of Prosecution--Approved Pharmacist Corporations) Act 2023	16, 2023	11 Apr 2023	12 Apr 2023 (s 2(1) item 1)	Sch 1 (item 7)
Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Act 2024	33, 2024	31 May 2024	Sch 1 (items 5, 6): 1 Nov 2024 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 2) Act 2024	39, 2024	31 May 2024	Sch 9 (items 113-150): 14 Oct 2024 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
National Health Amendment (Supporting Patient Access to Cheaper Medicines and Other Measures) Act 2024	73, 2024	9 July 2024	Sch 1 and 2: 10 July 2024 (s 2(1) items 2, 3)	Sch 1 (items 33, 34)
National Health Amendment (Technical Changes to Averaging Price Disclosure Threshold and Other Matters) Act 2024	88, 2024	26 Sept 2024	Sch 1: 1 July 2022 (s 2(1) item 2)	Sch 1 (item 6)