Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Except as prescribed, a medical practitioner is authorized to supply such pharmaceutical benefits as the Minister, by legislative instrument, determines to persons who are entitled under this Part to receive those pharmaceutical benefits.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine the maximum quantity or number of units of a pharmaceutical benefit which may be obtained by a medical practitioner during a specified period and a medical practitioner shall obtain the pharmaceutical benefit as prescribed.
(3) Payment by the Commonwealth in respect of the supply of
pharmaceutical benefits under this section shall be made as prescribed.