Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025

The majority voted against an amendment introduced by Mallee MP Anne Webster (Nationals), which means it was unsuccessful.

Amendment text

(1) Schedule 1, page 12 (after line 4), at the end of the Schedule, add:

37 Application of amendments

(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply only if a declaration under subitem (2) is in force.

(2) The Minister may, by notifiable instrument, declare that the amendments made by this Schedule apply on and after a day, or throughout a period, specified in the declaration.

(3) However, the Minister may make a declaration under subitem (2) only if:

(a) a trial of nurse prescriber treatments (within the meaning of the National Health Act 1953) is conducted in at least one State or Territory; and

(b) after the end of the trial, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia conducts a review of the trial; and

(c) the review demonstrates a suitably supportive evidence base for the safety and effectiveness of the amendments made by this Schedule.