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Schedule 1—Powers of the Minister under the Act
Note: See sections 14, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30 and 31.

Powers under the Act that the Minister may be requested to exercise
Item                                                                 Powers under the Act
Part 1—Vaccines
1.1                                                                  To specify a vaccine to be a designated vaccine in a determination under subsection 9B(2) of the Act
1.2                                                                  To vary the determination of a designated vaccine under subsection 9B(2) of the Act to change the way in which a vaccine has been specified
1.3                                                                  To vary the determination of a designated vaccine under subsection 9B(2) of the Act to add a new circumstance in which the vaccine may be provided
1.4                                                                  To vary the determination of a designated vaccine under subsection 9B(2) of the Act to change a circumstance in which the vaccine may be provided but not so as to add a new circumstance
Part 2—Pharmaceuticals
2.1                                                                  To declare a drug or medicinal preparation under subsection 85(2) of the Act and, if applicable, subsection 85(2A) of the Act
2.2                                                                  To vary a declaration made under subsection 85(2) of the Act and, if applicable, subsection 85(2A) of the Act
2.3                                                                  To determine circumstances, or vary an existing determination to add a new circumstance, in which a prescription for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit may be written under subsection 85(7) or paragraph 85(8)(b) of the Act
2.4                                                                  To vary an existing determination to change the circumstances in which a prescription for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit may be written under subsection 85(7) or paragraph 85(8)(b) of the Act but not so as to add a new circumstance
2.5                                                                  To determine, or vary a determination about:
                                                                     (a) a form of a listed drug under subsection 85(3) of the Act; or
                                                                     (b) the manner of administration of a form of a listed drug under subsection 85(5) of the Act
2.6                                                                  To determine, or vary a determination, under paragraph 85(8)(a) of the Act, that a pharmaceutical benefit (other than a pharmaceutical benefit that has a drug covered by subsection 85(2A) of the Act) can only be supplied under special arrangements under section 100 of the Act
2.7                                                                  To determine matters, or vary an existing determination of matters, under subsection 85A(2) of the Act, with respect to the writing of prescriptions by a specified class of persons for the supply of a pharmaceutical benefit
2.8                                                                  To specify, or vary the specification of, a class of persons in a determination made under subsection 85A(1) or (2) of the Act
2.9                                                                  To determine for the purposes of subsection 88(1), (1A), (1C), (1D) or (1E) of the Act a pharmaceutical benefit the supply of which a PBS prescriber referred to in that subsection