20Responsible persons entitled to payment by the Commonwealth

20 Responsible persons entitled to payment by the Commonwealth

Entitlement to payment (1) Subject to this section, the responsible person is entitled to payment from the Commonwealth. Amount of payment (2) The amount of the payment is the approved ex‑manufacturer price of the listed brand of the pharmaceutical item of the benefit that was applicable on the day the responsible person supplied the benefit to the pre‑commencement supplier. Claims for payment (3) If a responsible person wants to receive a payment to which the person is entitled under this section, the person must make a claim for payment in accordance with subsection (4). (4) A claim for payment must: (a) be made, in writing, to the Secretary; and (b) relate to a calendar month; and (c) specify the following: (i) the name and address of each pre‑commencement supplier to whom pre‑commencement benefits were supplied in the month; (ii) the number of packs of each pre‑commencement benefit supplied to each pre‑commencement supplier in the month; (iii) the number of packs of each pre‑commencement benefit supplied in each State and Territory in the month and the amount claimed for the supply of each benefit in each State and Territory in the month; (iv) the number of packs of all pre‑commencement benefits supplied in each State and Territory in the month and the amount claimed for the supply of all of those benefits in each State and Territory in the month; (v) the total number of packs of each pre‑commencement benefit supplied in Australia in the month and the amount claimed for the supply of each benefit in Australia in the month; (vi) the total number of packs of all pre‑commencement benefits supplied in Australia in the month and the amount claimed for the supply of all of those benefits in Australia in the month. Responsible persons not to demand or receive payment from pre‑commencement suppliers (5) The responsible person must not demand or receive any payment or other valuable consideration from a pre‑commencement supplier in respect of a supply of a pre‑commencement benefit.