Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00083:reg:3:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00083
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 6/6)
Character Range: 20019–22394

when a person reaches their Safety Net.  The card is issued for the "relevant entitlement period".  The relevant entitlement period is the remainder of the calendar year after the card is issued.
Scheduled item means an item in the PBS Schedule or the RPBS Schedule.
Scheme means the MRCA Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Secretary has the meaning given in Part 1 of the National Health Act 1953.

       service injury and service disease have the same meanings given by section 5 of the Act and for a person with a DRCA disability means the person's injury (within the meaning of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988) that was caused by, or arose out of, the person's employment in the Defence Force that is covered by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988.
social security pension supplement means a rate or amount worked out under section 20A of the Social Security Act 1991.
special arrangement means the National Health (COVID-19 Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Special Arrangement 2020 (the instrument) made by the Minister for Health under section 100 of the National Health Act 1953 to modify the arrangements for the supply of pharmaceutical benefits under Part VII of that Act.
Standard Prescription Form means a prescription prepared in accordance with subsection 40(2) of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 2017.
Note: a Standard Prescription Form does not include a medication chart prescription.
supply certification form means the form of that name in the claims rules.
veterans supplement means the payment under section 118A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986.
war widow/war widower pension means a payment received by a war widow/war widower—pensioner comprised of:
 (a) a pension under Part II or IV of the Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of the Act; or
 (b) a lump sum mentioned in paragraph 234(1)(b) of the MRCA or a weekly amount mentioned in that paragraph.
Note: MRCA is defined in subsection 5Q(1) of the Act as the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004.
Note: references in the Scheme to paragraphs, subparagraphs, sections and subsections are interchangeable.  For example a reference to "paragraph 10" of the Scheme is the same as a reference to "section 10" of the Scheme and vice versa.