67Meaning of data collection period

#### 67 Meaning of data collection period Start of first data collection period (1) The first data collection period for a brand of a pharmaceutical item starts on the brand’s start day. End of first data collection period (2) If, on the day before the start day for the brand (the starting brand) the price disclosure requirements apply to a related brand of the starting brand, the starting brand’s first data collection period ends when the data collection period for any of the related brands ends. (3) Otherwise, the starting brand’s first data collection period ends on: (a) if the start day occurs between 2 April and 1 October—the next 31 March; or (b) if the start day occurs between 2 October and 1 April—the next 30 September. Start and end of subsequent data collection periods (4) After the first data collection period for a listed brand of a pharmaceutical item, each subsequent data collection period for the brand: (a) starts immediately after the end of the previous data collection period; and (b) ends on the next 31 March or 30 September, whichever is sooner. > Note: Example 1: If a brand to which subsection (2) applies has a start day of 1 July 2014, and the data collection period for a related brand ends on 30 September 2014: (a) the first data collection period starts on 1 July 2014; and (b) the first data collection period ends on 30 September 2014; and (c) subsequent data collection periods will be the 6 month periods that start on 1 October 2014, 1 April 2015, 1 October 2015 and so on. > Note: Example 2: If a brand to which subsection (3) applies has a start day of 1 August 2014: (a) the first data collection period starts on 1 August 2014; and (b) the first data collection period ends on 31 March 2015; and (c) subsequent data collection periods will be the 6 month periods that start on 1 April 2015, 1 October 2015, 1 April 2016 and so on. > Note: Example 3: If a brand to which subsection (3) applies has a start day of 1 December 2014: (a) the first data collection period starts on 1 December 2014; and (b) the first data collection period ends on 30 September 2015; and (c) subsequent data collection periods will be the 6 month periods that start on 1 October 2015, 1 April 2016, 1 October 2016 and so on.