{"id":"F2007B00634","name":"National Health Act 1953 - Determination under paragraph 98C(1)(a) (16/07/1996)","slug":"national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":62428,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007B00634-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Act 1953 - Determination under paragraph 98C(1)(a) (16/07/1996)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nNational Health Act 1953\n\nPHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS\n\nDETERMINATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 98C (1) (a)\n\nI, DAVID TREVOR GRAHAM, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Branch, Depart\\-\n\nment of Health and Family Services and Delegate of the Minister for Health and Family Services, pursuant to paragraph 98C (1) (a) of the National Health Act 1953, hereby make the following Determination:\n\n1. This Determination shall come into operation on 1 August 1996.\n\n2. The Determination under paragraph 98C (1) (a) of the National Health Act 1953 made on 18 July 1991 with effect from 1 August 1991 is hereby revoked.\n\n3. The manner in which the Commonwealth price of a pharmaceutical benefit is to be ascertained for the purpose of payment to an approved medical practitioner in respect of the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit shall be the same as if the price were ascertained in accordance with the determination under paragraph 98B (1) (a) of the National Health Act 1953 which is in force when the benefit is supplied.\n\nDated this sixteenth day of July 1996.\n\nSigned D. Graham\n\nD. GRAHAM\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nPharmaceutical Benefits Branch\n\nDepartment of Health and Family Services\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Health and Family Services","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1234},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward re-enactment of existing pricing rules with no expansion of scope or policy change."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections with minimal text","Single cross-reference to external determination (section 98B)","No defined terms or interpretation provisions","Simple revocation and replacement structure"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This determination sets out how the government calculates the price it pays doctors when they supply subsidised medicines (pharmaceutical benefits) directly to patients.\n\n**Who it affects:** \"Approved medical practitioners\" — doctors authorised under special arrangements (typically in remote areas) to supply medicines when patients can't reasonably access a pharmacy.\n\n**How it works:** Instead of creating a new pricing formula, it says the price is worked out using the **same method** that applies to pharmacies under the related *section 98B* determination that is current at the time the medicine is supplied.\n\n**Key change:** This replaces an earlier 1991 determination and took effect on 1 August 1996."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996","history":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-paragraph-98c-1-a-16-07-1996/documents"}}