{"id":"F2005L04251","name":"National Health Act 1953 - Determination under subsection 84HA (1) (22/12/2005)","slug":"national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40448,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L04251-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Act 1953 - Determination under subsection 84HA (1) (22/12/2005)","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\nNational Health Act 1953\n\nPHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS\n\nDETERMINATION UNDER SUBSECTION 84HA (1)\n\nI, SARAH JANE MAJOR, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access and Quality Branch, Department of Health and Ageing and delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, pursuant to subsection 84HA (1) of the National Health Act 1953, having in accordance with subsection 84HA (2) of National Health Act 1953 obtained the agreement of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, hereby make the following determination:\n\n1. This determination commences on 1 January 2006.\n\n2. The amount payable by the Commonwealth to an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner or an approved hospital authority in respect of each safety net concession card, each pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card, and each additional or replacement card in relation to any of those cards, issued in accordance with the relevant provisions of the National Health Act 1953 and the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 by an approved pharmacist, an approved medical practitioner or an approved hospital authority from 1 January 2006 shall be $7.43.\n\nDated this 22nd day of December 2005.\n\nSARAH JANE MAJOR\n\nAssistant Secretary\n\nPharmaceutical Access and Quality Branch\n\nDepartment of Health and Ageing\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1246},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The determination operates strictly within the scope of subsection 84HA(1) of the National Health Act 1953, which specifically authorizes the Minister to determine amounts payable to approved providers for issuing pharmaceutical benefits cards. The content is limited to fee-setting for card issuance services, consistent with the original intent of the empowering provision."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a fixed monetary amount ($7.43)","Minimal length (2 substantive clauses)","Limited cross-referencing (only to parent Act and Regulations)","Clear, unambiguous application to specific card types"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the Commonwealth administrative fee payable to approved pharmacists, medical practitioners and hospital authorities for issuing PBS safety‑net concession cards, pharmaceutical benefits entitlement cards and replacement/additional cards. From 1 January 2006 the fee is $7.43 per card. It affects those providers who issue the cards and indirectly the patients who rely on them to prove eligibility for subsidised medicines, by reimbursing providers for administrative costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005","history":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-act-1953-determination-under-subsection-84ha-1-22-12-2005/documents"}}