{"id":"F2012L00725","name":"National Health Special Arrangement Revocation Instrument 2012 (No. PB 23 of 2012)","slug":"national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88994,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L00725-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Special Arrangement Revocation Instrument 2012 (No. PB 23 of 2012)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nPB 23 of 2012\n\nNational Health Special Arrangement Revocation Instrument 20121\n\nNational Health Act 1953\n\nI, FELICITY McNEILL, First Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health and Ageing, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this instrument under subsection 100 (2) of the National Health Act 1953.\n\nDated 27 March 2012\n\nFELICITY McNEILL\n\nFirst Assistant Secretary\n\nPharmaceutical Benefits Division\n\nDepartment of Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Instrument\n\n(1) This instrument is the National Health Special Arrangement\n\nRevocation Instrument 2012.\n\n(2) This instrument may also be cited as PB 23 of 2012.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 1 April 2012.\n\n3 Revocation\n\nThe following legislative instruments are revoked:\n\n(1) National Health (Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program)\n\nSpecial Arrangement 2011 (PB 87 of 2011)\n\n(2) National Health (Trastuzumab) Special Arrangement 2011 (PB 94 of\n\n2011)\n\nNote\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2127},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This revocation instrument performs a narrow, specific function exactly as described in its title and enabling provision. It terminates two predecessor instruments without expanding into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is only 3 sections long","No defined terms section","Simple, unilateral operation (revocation) without conditions or exceptions","Only cross-references are the titles of the two instruments being revoked"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **cancels two special government programs** that provided subsidized access to specific medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Revokes (cancels) the *National Health (Chemotherapy Pharmaceuticals Access Program) Special Arrangement 2011*, which governed access to chemotherapy drugs\n- Revokes (cancels) the *National Health (Trastuzumab) Special Arrangement 2011*, which governed access to trastuzumab (a medicine used to treat certain cancers, also known as Herceptin)\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPatients who were receiving these specific medicines through the 2011 special arrangements, as well as doctors and pharmacists who administered them.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWhen these arrangements are revoked, patients may no longer access these medicines under the special 2011 rules. They would typically transition to standard PBS arrangements or alternative funding pathways. This is a housekeeping measure to end temporary or superseded access programs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012","history":"/api/acts/national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-special-arrangement-revocation-instrument-2012-no-pb-23-of-2012/documents"}}