Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00128:reg:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00128
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4
Character Range: 2874–4287

4  Definitions
 (1) In this Instrument:
Act means the National Health Act 1953.
g means grams.
I.U. means international unit.
mg means milligram.
mL means millilitre.
pharmaceutical benefit has the meaning given by section 84 of the Act.
pharmaceutical item has the meaning given by section 84AB of the Act.
purposes code has the same meaning as in the National Health (Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Instrument 2012.
relevant previous supply means the most recent previous supply to a person of:
 (a) the same pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (b) another pharmaceutical benefit that has the same pharmaceutical item as the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (c) another pharmaceutical benefit that is Schedule equivalent to the pharmaceutical benefit.
relevant purpose, for a pharmaceutical benefit, means a purpose, mentioned in Schedule 4 of the National Health (Listing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Instrument 2012 for a purposes code specified in Schedule 1 of that instrument for the pharmaceutical 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".
Schedule equivalent has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Act.
 (2) A reference in this instrument to supply on the basis of a prescription includes reference to supply on the basis of a repeat authorisation or deferred supply authorisation.