Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:84aaa
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Provision Reference: s 84AAA
Character Range: 68670–70129

84AAA  Early supply of a specified pharmaceutical benefit
 (1) A supply of a pharmaceutical benefit to a person is an early supply of a specified pharmaceutical benefit if:
 (a) the pharmaceutical item in the pharmaceutical benefit is specified in an instrument under subsection (2); and
 (b) the supply of the pharmaceutical benefit is made within the period specified in an instrument under subsection (2) following a previous supply to the person of:
 (i) the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (ii) another pharmaceutical benefit that has the same pharmaceutical item as the pharmaceutical benefit; or
 (iii) another pharmaceutical benefit that is Schedule equivalent to the pharmaceutical benefit; and
 (c) the supply does not result from a prescription originating from a hospital.
Note: For hospital see subsection 4(1).
 (2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify:
 (a) pharmaceutical items for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a); and
 (b) periods following previous supply for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).
 (3) A pharmaceutical item may be specified in an instrument under subsection (2) by reference to:
 (a) the circumstances in which a pharmaceutical benefit that has the pharmaceutical item is supplied; or
 (b) any other circumstances in relation to a pharmaceutical benefit that has the pharmaceutical item.
 (4) In this section, a reference to a pharmaceutical benefit includes a reference to a repatriation pharmaceutical benefit.