{"id":"F2007B01042","name":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 3 of 1990)","slug":"national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62510,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01042-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under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 3 of 1990)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nNATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953\n\nPHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS\n\nDECLARATION UNDER SUB\\-SECTION 85(2AA)\n\nNo. PB3 of 1990\n\nI, MARGARET NONA FORD, Principal Advisor, Health Care Access 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 1990.\n\n2. The drugs and medicinal preparations specified 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\nAmbenonium Chloride\n\nLauryl Dimethylamine Oxide with Octoxinol\n\nMithramycin\n\nNeostigmine Methylsulphate\n\nPapaveretum\n\nPapaveretum with Hyoscine Hydrobromide\n\nPhytomenadione\n\nDated this sixteenth day of March 1990.\n\nMARGARET FORD\n\nPRINCIPAL ADVISOR\n\nHEALTH CARE ACCESS DIVISION\n\nDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH\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":2028},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the function authorised by subsection 85(2AA) of the National Health Act 1953: removing specified drugs from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The scope is strictly limited to the seven drugs listed in the Schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no conditional logic","Simple list format containing only seven drug names with no defined terms","Only references the empowering provision (s 85(2AA)) and Part VII of the Act","No exceptions, qualifications, or sunset clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration removes **seven specific medications** from Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).\n\nUnder the National Health Act 1953, Part VII establishes the PBS, which subsidises the cost of prescription medicines. This instrument uses ministerial powers to declare that certain drugs are **no longer pharmaceutical benefits**.\n\nThe medicines affected are:\n* **Ambenonium Chloride** — treats muscle weakness (myasthenia gravis)\n* **Lauryl Dimethylamine Oxide with Octoxinol** — an antiseptic/disinfectant combination\n* **Mithramycin** — an anticancer antibiotic (also called plicamycin)\n* **Neostigmine Methylsulphate** — reverses muscle relaxants after surgery\n* **Papaveretum** — a strong opioid painkiller\n* **Papaveretum with Hyoscine Hydrobromide** — painkiller combined with an anti-spasmodic\n* **Phytomenadione** — Vitamin K, used for blood clotting disorders\n\n**What this means:** Once removed from the PBS, these medicines are no longer subsidised by the Australian Government. Patients must pay the full commercial price, or doctors must prescribe alternative treatments that remain on the scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990","history":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-3-of-1990/documents"}}