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National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017
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#### 7 Preparing electronic prescriptions
A reference in this instrument to writing or preparing a prescription, a repeat authorisation or a deferred supply authorisation, whether the expression writing, preparing or any other expression is used, is taken to include:
(a) for an electronic prescription—preparing the electronic prescription; and
(b) for a repeat authorisation that relates to an electronic prescription—writing or preparing the authorisation by means of an electronic form approved by the Secretary under subparagraph 52(3)(a)(i) for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under an electronic prescription; and
(c) for a deferred supply authorisation that relates to an electronic prescription—writing or preparing the authorisation by means of an electronic form approved by the Secretary under paragraph 53(3)(a) for deferring the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under an electronic prescription.