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of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by omitting from subparagraph (3) (b) (i) "2.50" and substituting "5";

     (b) by omitting from subparagraph (3) (b) (ii) "married person" and substituting "person (other than a special wife service pensioner)".

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 18 of the Social Welfare Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1990

75. After section 118j of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:

Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance

"118ja. Subject to sections 118k and 118l, a person is eligible to receive a pharmaceutical allowance if he or she is in receipt of:

     (a) a service pension under section 38 or 39, a wife's service pension under section 40 or a carer's service pension under section 41; or

  (b) a pension whose rate is specified under subsection 30 (1) or (2).

Rate of pharmaceutical allowance

"118jb. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the rate of a pharmaceutical allowance for a person is $5 per fortnight.

"(2) The rate of a pharmaceutical allowance for a person (other than a special wife service pensioner) in receipt of a pension at the rate specified in paragraph 47 (1) (b) is $2.50 per fortnight.

Payment of pharmaceutical allowance

"118jc. Subject to sections 118k and 118l, a person's pharmaceutical allowance is payable on each pension pay day on which the person is eligible for the allowance.".

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 18 of the Social Welfare Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1990

Pharmaceutical allowances not payable to advance pensioners A during advance payment period

  76. Section 118k of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

     "(1) If an advance pensioner A has received at least one advance pharmaceutical supplement under section 118g, pharmaceutical allowance is not payable to the pensioner during his or her advance payment period.";

     (b) by omitting from paragraph (2) (a) "1 November 1991" and substituting "20 March 1991";

     (c) by omitting from subparagraph (2) (b) (ii) "married pensioner" and substituting "person (other than a special wife service pensioner)".

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 18 of the Social Welfare Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1990

Pharmaceutical allowances not payable to advance pensioners B during advance payment period

77. Section 118l of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

"(1) If an advance pensioner B has received at least one advance pharmaceutical supplement under section 118h, pharmaceutical allowance is not payable to the pensioner during his or her advance payment period.".

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 18 of the Social Welfare Legislation (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Act 1990

Advances and eligibility for entitlement card

  78. Section 118m of the Principal