{"id":"F2007B01068","name":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 7 of 1989)","slug":"national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62562,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01068-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under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 7 of 1989)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nNATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953\n\nPHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS\n\nDECLARATION UNDER SUB-SECTION 85(2AA)\n\nNo. PB7 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 August 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\nEthyloestrenol\n\nMorphine Sulphate with Tacrine Hydrochloride\n\nStaphylococcus Toxoid\n\nDated this 20th day of July 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":2782},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the narrow administrative function intended by section 85(2AA) of the National Health Act 1953: removing specific pharmaceutical benefits from subsidy. There is no expansion beyond the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document with only 3 operative clauses","No defined terms, interpretation section, or schedules requiring cross-referencing","Simple administrative delisting of items with no conditional logic or exceptions","Single reference to the empowering provision (s 85(2AA)) in the enabling clause"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration removes three medicines (ethyloestrenol, morphine sulphate with tacrine hydrochloride, and staphylococcus toxoid) from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, effective 1 August 1989. Affected patients, prescribers and pharmacists must obtain them as private, unsubsidised prescriptions or seek alternatives. The change was made by a First Assistant Secretary acting under delegated authority from the Health Minister (s.85(2AA), National Health Act 1953)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989","history":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1989/documents"}}