NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1986 NO. 391 

NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1986 NO. 391 
- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Principal Regulations  
2. Interpretation  
3. Writing of prescriptions  
4. Supply of pharmaceutical benefits on prescription  
5. Receipts  
6. Retention of prescription, &c.  
7. Minor amendments  
SCHEDULE 


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 1
Principal Regulations


  1. In these Regulations, "Principal Regulations" means the National Health
(Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations.


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 2
Interpretation


  2. Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-regulation (1) the definition of "approved pharmaceutical chemist" and
substituting the following definition:
  "'approved pharmacist' means a pharmacist for the time being approved under
section 90 of the Act;".


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 3
Writing of prescriptions


  3. Regulation 19 of the Principal Regulations is amended -
  (a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1A) "(1) (b)" and substituting "(1)
        (h)"; and
  (b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (c) "both or" and substituting "both of".


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 4
Supply of pharmaceutical benefits on prescription


  4. Regulation 21 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-regulation (1) "or participating dental practitioner".


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 5
Receipts


  5. Regulation 31 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from
paragraph (1) (a) "or a repeat authorization" and "or repeat authorization"
and substituting ", a repeat authorization or a deferred supply authorization"
and ", repeat authorization or deferred supply authorization", respectively.


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 6
Retention of prescription, &c.


  6. Regulation 32 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting
sub-regulation (2).


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- REG 7
Minor amendments


  7. (1) The heading to Part II of the Principal Regulations is amended by
omitting "CHEMISTS" and substituting "PHARMACISTS".
  (2) The Principal Regulations are further amended as set out in the
Schedule.


1986 No. 391 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
- SCHEDULE


                                    SCHEDULE               Sub-regulation 7
(2)
             FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL
                         BENEFITS) REGULATIONS
The Principal Regulations are amended by omitting from each of the following
provisions
"pharmaceutical chemist" (wherever occurring in that provision) and
substituting "pharmacist":
Regulation 8; paragraph 8A (1) (b); regulations 9, 16, 17 and 18;
sub-regulations
18A (1), 19 (3), 19A (3), 21 (1), 21 (2), 22 (1), 22 (2), 22 (3), 22 (4) and
22 (5);
regulation 23; paragraph 24 (b); sub-regulations 26 (1), 26 (2), 26 (3),
26A (1), 26A (2),
26A (3), 27 (1), 27 (2), 28 (1) and 28 (2); regulation 30; sub-regulations
31 (1A), 31 (2),
31 (3), 32 (1) and 32 (1A); regulations 33 and 34.


- NOTES


1986 No. 391*1* NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS*2*
(AMENDMENT)



*1*Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 December 1986.
*2*Statutory Rules 1960 No. 17 as amended to date. For previous amendments see
Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1986 No. 38 and see also Statutory Rules 1986 Nos.
38, 194, 319 and 320.