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National Health (Residential Medication Chart) (Repeal) Determination 2015 (PB 20 of 2015)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This determination repeals the National Health (Residential Medication Chart) Determination 2012 (effective 1 April 2015) while preserving legal protection for medication charts written before 1 April 2017 so existing residents aren’t disrupted. It mainly affects residential aged‑care residents, pharmacists, aged‑care homes and medical practitioners — a housekeeping change that removes outdated rules but keeps a savings provision to ensure a smooth transition for ongoing treatments.

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National Health (Residential Medication Chart) (Repeal) Determination 2015 (PB 20 of 2015)

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PB 20 of 2015

National Health (Residential Medication Chart) (Repeal) Determination 20151

National Health Act 1953

I, KIM BESSELL, Assistant Secretary, Pharmaceutical Access Branch, Pharmaceutical Benefits Division, Department of Health, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this instrument under subsection 93A(2) of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 27 March 2015

KIM BESSELL

Assistant Secretary

Pharmaceutical Access Branch

Pharmaceutical Benefits Division

Department of Health

1 Name of Instrument

(1) This instrument is the National Health (Residential Medication Chart) (Repeal) Determination 2015.

(2) This instrument may also be cited as PB 20 of 2015.

2 Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 April 2015.

3 Repeal

The National Health (Residential Medication Chart) Determination 2012 is repealed.

4 Savings

The National Health (Residential Medication Chart) Determination 2012 as in force immediately before 1 April 2015 continues to apply to a medication chart prescription written before 1 April 2017 in accordance with regulations 19 and 19AA of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960 (the Regulations) as in force immediately before 1 April 2015 and relying upon regulation 58 of the Regulations.

Note

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.

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1 National Health (Residential Medication Chart) (Repeal) Determination 2015 (PB 20 of 2015)