Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1990 No. 337 NATIONAL HEALTH (PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3

3.1 Subregulation 25 (2): Omit the subregulation, substitute:

"(2) Subject to subregulation (3), if:

   (a)  a prescription directs that a pharmaceutical benefit is to be supplied
        more than once; and

   (b)  the pharmaceutical benefit is supplied (whether or not for the first
        time); the benefit must not be supplied again (whether by the same or
        a different supplier) on the day on which it was so supplied or on any
        of the 3 days immediately following that day.

"(3) A pharmaceutical benefit may be supplied if the prescription for the
benefit:

   (a)  directs the supply of an amount of the benefit that is less than the
        amount necessary for treatment of the person in respect of whom the
        prescription was written for 4 days in accordance with the
        prescription; or

   (b)  the benefit is destroyed, lost or stolen; and the person who supplies
        the benefit writes on the prescription the words `immediate supply
        required' and signs his or her name.".