{"id":"F2024L00493","name":"National Health (Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal) Appointment 2024","slug":"national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105208,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L00493-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health (Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal) Appointment 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nNational Health (Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal) Appointment 2024\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under paragraph 98A(2)(a) of the National Health Act 1953, appoint Judith Wright as Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal for a period of three years, beginning on 29 May 2024.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated    11 April 2024   \n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMark Butler\n\nMinister for Health and Aged Care\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward administrative appointment instrument exercising a specific power under the National Health Act 1953. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of making individual appointments to the Tribunal."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision: one appointment with fixed term","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No cross-references to other sections beyond the empowering provision (s 98A(2)(a))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Standard administrative instrument format following template"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A formal appointment notice naming Judith Wright as the new Chairperson of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Judith Wright** — she gets the job for three years starting 29 May 2024\n- **The Pharmaceutical Benefits Remuneration Tribunal** — a body that helps decide how much the government pays for medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)\n- **Patients and taxpayers** — indirectly, because the Tribunal's decisions influence medicine prices and availability\n\n**What it does:**\n- Uses the Governor-General's authority (on ministerial advice) to make a statutory appointment under the *National Health Act 1953*\n- Sets a fixed three-year term rather than an ongoing appointment\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Tribunal plays a behind-the-scenes but important role in Australia's medicine pricing system. Having a properly appointed Chairperson ensures the body can continue its work of determining remuneration for pharmacists who dispense PBS medicines. Fixed terms are standard for such roles to maintain independence while ensuring accountability."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024","history":"/api/acts/national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-chairperson-of-the-pharmaceutical-benefits-remuneration-tribunal-appointment-2024/documents"}}