{"id":"F2007B01037","name":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 2 of 1989)","slug":"national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62500,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01037-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 2 of 1989)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nNATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953\n\nPHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS\n\nDECLARATION UNDER SUB-SECTION 85 (2AA)\n\nNo. PB2 of 1989\n\nI, IAN JAMES McNEIL, First Assistant Secretary, Health Benefits Division, Department of Community Services and Health and Delegate of the Minister of State for Community Services and Health, pursuant to sub-section 85 (2AA) of the National Health Act 1953, hereby make the following Declaration:\n\n1. This Declaration shall come into operation on 1 April 1989.\n\n2. The drugs and medicinal preparations contained in the Schedule to this Declaration shall cease to be drugs and medicinal preparations to which Part VII of the National Health Act 1953 applies.\n\nTHE SCHEDULE\n\nAmmonium Chloride B.P.\n\nBenzyl Benzoate B.P.\n\nIntraperitoneal Dialysis Solutions B.P.C. 1973\n\nSulphadimidine Tablets B.P.\n\nDated this 16th day of March 1989.\n\nIAN McNEIL\n\nFIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY\n\nHEALTH BENEFITS DIVISION\n\nDELEGATE OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2000},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the narrow administrative function it was designed for—removing four specific drugs from the PBS subsidy list. There is no expansion beyond the original purpose of delisting these particular medications."},"complexity_factors":["Single, straightforward operation (delisting) with no conditions or exceptions","Schedule contains only four specific items","No defined terms or interpretation section","No procedural steps, compliance requirements, or enforcement mechanisms","Minimal cross-referencing (only the enabling section of the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This declaration removes four specific medications from Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), effective 1 April 1989.\n\n**What this means for patients:** Once delisted, these drugs are no longer subsidised by the government. Patients must pay the full commercial price at the pharmacy rather than the standard PBS co-payment.\n\n**The affected medications:**\n* **Ammonium Chloride** – a salt compound previously used for medicinal purposes\n* **Benzyl Benzoate** – typically used to treat skin conditions such as scabies\n* **Intraperitoneal Dialysis Solutions** – fluids used in a specific type of kidney dialysis treatment\n* **Sulphadimidine Tablets** – an antibiotic medication\n\n**Why it matters:** These items were likely removed because they became obsolete, were superseded by safer or more effective treatments, or were no longer considered cost-effective for taxpayer funding. This is a routine administrative update to the PBS schedule by the Minister's delegate."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989","history":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-2-of-1989/documents"}}