{"id":"F2007B01072","name":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under subsection 85(2AA) (No. PB 7 of 1990)","slug":"national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62574,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B01072-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Act 1953 - Declaration under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 1990)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nNATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953\n\nPHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS\n\nDECLARATION UNDER SUB-SECTION 85(2AA)\n\nNo. PB7 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 December 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\nHydrocortisone Acetate with Neomycin Sulphate\n\nKaolin, Light or Light Kaolin (Natural) with Pectin\n\nPolymyxin B Sulphate with Bacitracin and Neomycin Sulphate\n\nDated this twenty-first day of November 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":1330},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration performs exactly the narrow administrative function described—removing three specified drug combinations from the PBS. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of delisting these specific pharmaceutical benefits."},"complexity_factors":["Only three specific pharmaceutical products listed in the Schedule","Single operative date with no conditional commencement provisions","No interpretation section or defined terms","Direct legal effect without exceptions, provisos, or nested conditions","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to the parent Act section)"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration removes government subsidies for three specific medications under Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), effective 1 December 1990.\n\n**What changes:**\nThe following medicines are being removed from the subsidised list:\n- **Hydrocortisone Acetate with Neomycin Sulphate** (a skin treatment combining a steroid and antibiotic)\n- **Kaolin with Pectin** (a traditional remedy for diarrhoea and digestive upset)\n- **Polymyxin B Sulphate with Bacitracin and Neomycin Sulphate** (a topical antibiotic ointment, similar to \"triple antibiotic\" creams)\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- Patients who previously purchased these medicines at subsidised prices through the PBS\n- Doctors who prescribed these treatments\n- Pharmacists who stocked them under the scheme\n\n**Why it matters:**\nOnce removed from Part VII of the National Health Act, these medicines must be paid for at full commercial price rather than the government-subsidised rate. This typically happens when medicines become available over-the-counter, cheaper alternatives exist, or their therapeutic value is reassessed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990","history":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-declaration-under-subsection-85-2aa-no-pb-7-of-1990/documents"}}