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effect according to its terms.

1.05  Definitions
        1.     In this instrument:
Act means the National Health Act 1953.

       electronic prescription has the meaning given by subsection 5(1) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017.

       increased maximum quantity of a pharmaceutical benefit means the maximum quantity or number of units of the benefit or the pharmaceutical item in the benefit that may, in one prescription, be directed to be supplied on any one occasion, for a relevant purpose, under a determination of the Minister under paragraph 85A(2)(a) of the Act.
   patient: see subsection 3.01(1).

       relevant purpose, for a pharmaceutical benefit, means a purpose, mentioned in Schedule 4 to the National Health (Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Instrument 2024 for a purposes code (within the meaning of that instrument) specified in Schedule 1 to that instrument for the benefit, that includes the phrase "The condition must be stable for the prescriber to consider the listed maximum quantity of this medicine suitable for this patient".
requested supply: see subsection 3.01(1).
        1.     A reference in this instrument to a pharmaceutical benefit having a drug is a reference to the pharmaceutical benefit having the drug or medicinal preparation referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of pharmaceutical benefit in subsection 84(1) of the Act in relation to the pharmaceutical benefit.
        2.     An expression that is used in this instrument and in Part VII of the Act has the same meaning in this instrument as it has in that Part.
       Note: Examples of such expressions include the following:
                 1.      approved pharmacist;
                 2.      PBS prescriber;
                 3.      pharmaceutical benefit;
                 4.      pharmaceutical item;
                 5.      prescriber bag provisions;
                 6.       Schedule equivalent.

1.06  Purpose
  The purpose of this instrument is to determine:
            1.     pharmaceutical benefits that may be supplied by an approved pharmacist without a prescription; and
            2.     the conditions that must be satisfied when making a supply of those pharmaceutical benefits.

1.07  Operation of this instrument

(1) This instrument does not apply to the following supplies:
            1.     the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit that is not generally available for supply under Part VII of the Act; or
            2.     the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit in accordance with a special arrangement made under section 100 of the Act; or
            3.     the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit under any of the prescriber bag provisions.

        1.     A pharmaceutical benefit is not generally available for supply under Part VII of the Act if any of the following apply:
                1.     it contains a drug that is subject to a declaration under subsection 85(2A) of the Act;
                1.     it is subject to a determination under paragraph 85(8)(a) of the Act;
                2.     for a pharmaceutical benefit in relation to which a determination under paragraph 85(8)(b) of