Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01094:reg:7:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01094
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 7722–10444

7  Definition of special arrangement supply

Supplies by approved hospital authorities
 (1) A supply of a designated pharmaceutical benefit is a special arrangement supply of the benefit if the benefit is supplied:
 (a) either:
 (i) in New South Wales, Western Australia or South Australia on or after 1 December 2019; or
 (ii) in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania or a Territory on or after 1 July 2022; and
 (c) by an approved hospital authority that is not an excluded approved supplier; and
 (d) to a designated person who, at the time of the supply, is:
 (i) a day admitted patient of a hospital of which the approved hospital authority is the governing body or proprietor; or
 (ii) a patient on discharge from such a hospital; or
 (iii) a non‑admitted patient of such a hospital; or
 (iv) not a patient receiving treatment in or at such a hospital; and
 (e) without a prescription.

Supplies by approved medical practitioners
 (2) A supply of a designated pharmaceutical benefit is also a special arrangement supply of the benefit if:
 (aa) the benefit is supplied:
 (i) in New South Wales, Western Australia or South Australia on or after 1 December 2019; or
 (ii) in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania or a Territory on or after 1 July 2022; and
 (a) the benefit is supplied:
 (iii) to a designated person; and
 (iv) without a prescription; and
 (v) by an approved medical practitioner who is not an excluded approved supplier; and
 (b) the benefit was not obtained by the approved medical practitioner under section 93 of the Act (prescriber bag supplies).

Supplies by approved pharmacists
 (3) A supply of a designated pharmaceutical benefit is also a special arrangement supply of the benefit if the benefit is supplied:
 (a) either:
 (i) in New South Wales, Western Australia or South Australia on or after 1 December 2019; or
 (ii) in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania or a Territory on or after 1 July 2022; and
 (c) to a designated person; and
 (d) without a prescription; and
 (e) by an approved pharmacist who is not an excluded approved supplier.

Supplies by authorised alternative suppliers
 (4) A supply of a designated pharmaceutical benefit is also a special arrangement supply of the benefit if the benefit is supplied:
 (a) either:
 (i) in New South Wales, Western Australia or South Australia on or after 1 December 2019; or
 (ii) in Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania or a Territory on or after 1 November 2022; and
 (c) to a designated person; and
 (d) by an authorised alternative supplier.
 (5) However, a supply of a designated pharmaceutical benefit mentioned in subsection (4) is not a special arrangement supply of the benefit if:
 (a) the authorised alternative supplier is the ambulance service of a