Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:front:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 17600–20221

117 Reports not to relate to conduct of PBS prescribers
Division 4—Provisions applicable to Committees generally
118 Interpretation
119 Membership of Committees
119A Acting Member
120 Chairperson
120A Vacancies in Committees
121 Procedure of Committees
122 Evidence
123 Proceedings in private
124 Determination of questions at meetings
125 PBS prescriber or pharmacist affected by inquiry to be given notice
126 Summoning of witnesses
127 Committee may examine upon oath or affirmation
128 Failure to attend or produce documents
129 Refusal to be sworn or give evidence
130 Protection of witnesses
131 Allowances to witnesses
132 Protection of members
Part VIIIA—Data‑matching
132A Definitions
132AB Meaning of permitted purpose
132B Data‑matching by the Chief Executive Medicare
132C Secretary may disclose therapeutic goods information to the Chief Executive Medicare
132D Private health insurer may disclose information about hospital or general treatment to the Chief Executive Medicare
132E Breach of provision of this Part is an interference with privacy
132F Data‑matching principles
Part VIIIB—COVID‑19 vaccines and treatments
132G Provision of COVID‑19 vaccines and treatments
Part IX—Miscellaneous
133 Effect of prosecution for offence
133A Territories
134 Effect of suspension or cancellation of approval or authority
134A Publication of particulars of certain action taken under this Act
134B Time for commencing prosecutions
134C Defence in certain prosecutions
134D Civil penalty provisions
134E Obligations not affected by State or Territory laws
134F Conduct by directors, employees or agents
135 Right of Commonwealth officers to practise
135A Officers to observe secrecy
135AAA Prescribers and approved suppliers must observe secrecy in relation to medicare numbers and expiry dates provided for pharmaceutical benefit scheme purposes
135AA Privacy rules
135AB Breaches of the privacy rules
135AC Authorisation of collection of particular health information
135B Prosecution of offences
136 Committees
136A Filling of vacancies on committees
137 Moneys from which payments under this Act are to be made
138 Exercise of Secretary's powers subject to directions of Minister
138A Telephone access to offices
139 Judicial notice of signature of Secretary
139A Evidence
139C Information with respect to concessional beneficiaries
140 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act relating to the provision of pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, and of medical and dental services

Part I—Preliminary