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Pharmaceutical Benefits Commonwealth Pricing Amendment

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Published March 31st, 2026
Detected March 31st, 2026
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Summary

The Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing registered Legislative Instrument F2026L00406 on 31 March 2026, amending the Commonwealth Price and Conditions for payments for pharmaceutical benefits supply. This determination updates pricing arrangements under the National Health Act 1953, modifying the National Health (Commonwealth Price) Determination 2019 (PB 114 of 2019). Affected parties include pharmaceutical suppliers and healthcare providers participating in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

What changed

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has registered Amendment Determination 2026 (No. 3) to the National Health (Commonwealth Price) Determination 2019, effective 31 March 2026. This legislative instrument updates Commonwealth pricing and payment conditions for pharmaceutical benefits supply under the National Health Act 1953. The specific amendments are detailed in Schedule 1 of the instrument, with the instrument number F2026L00406.

Pharmaceutical suppliers and healthcare providers participating in the Commonwealth pharmaceutical benefits system should review the updated Schedule 1 amendments to identify any changes affecting their products or reimbursement arrangements. As a registered legislative instrument, these pricing amendments are binding for parties supplying Commonwealth-funded pharmaceutical benefits. No specific compliance deadline or comment period is stated as this is a final registered determination.

What to do next

  1. Review Schedule 1 amendments to identify pricing changes affecting your pharmaceutical products
  2. Update internal pricing systems and reimbursement processes to reflect new Commonwealth payment rates
  3. Verify compliance with amended Commonwealth Price and Conditions for pharmaceutical benefits supply

Source document (simplified)

- Interactions

National Health (Commonwealth Price and Conditions for Commonwealth Payments for Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Amendment Determination 2026 (No. 3)

In force Administered by
- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
This item is authorised by the following title:


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- 1. Name
- 2. Commencement
- 3. Authority
- 4. Schedules
- Schedule 1—Amendments
- National Health (Commonwealth Price and Conditions for Commonwealth Payments for Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Determination 2019 (PB 114 of 2019)

Named provisions

Schedule 1—Amendments National Health (Commonwealth Price and Conditions for Commonwealth Payments for Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Determination 2019 (PB 114 of 2019)

Classification

Agency
DoH
Published
March 31st, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
F2026L00406
Docket
F2026L00406
Supersedes
National Health (Commonwealth Price and Conditions for Commonwealth Payments for Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Determination 2019 (PB 114 of 2019)

Who this affects

Applies to
Pharmaceutical companies Healthcare providers Government agencies
Industry sector
3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Pharmaceutical Benefits Pricing Healthcare Reimbursement PBS Supply
Threshold
Suppliers of Commonwealth-funded pharmaceutical benefits under the PBS scheme
Geographic scope
Australia AU

Taxonomy

Primary area
Pharmaceuticals
Operational domain
Compliance
Compliance frameworks
GxP
Topics
Healthcare Consumer Finance

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