Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2002 (NO. 1) 2002 NO. 239 - SCHEDULE 1

(regulation 3)

[1] Subregulation 5 (1), after definition of authority prescription

insert

"brand", in relation to a drug or medicinal preparation, has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.

[2] After subregulation 19 (4)

insert

(5)

For subparagraphs (1) (a) (ii) and (iii), a prescription must not be prepared using a computer program that operates, or may operate, to indicate on a prescription by default, for the purpose of subsection 103 (2A) of the Act, that only the brand of pharmaceutical benefit specified in the prescription is to be supplied.