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National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Health and Ageing

Summary

Amends the National Health Act 1953 to enable regulations to be made for the cost recovery of services provided by the Commonwealth in relation to the exercise of powers for listing medicines, vaccines and other products or services on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and designation of vaccines for the National Immunisation Program.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	29/05/08
Second reading moved	29/05/08
Second reading agreed to	05/06/08
Third reading agreed to	05/06/08

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	16/06/08
Second reading moved	16/06/08
Second reading debate	27/08/08
Second reading debate	28/08/08
Second reading negatived	28/08/08