Commonwealth: National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021 (Cth)

National Health Amendment (COVID‑19) Act 2021 No. 108, 2021 An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Amendments National Health Act 1953 National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021 No. 108, 2021 An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes [Assented to 13 September 2021] The Parliament of Australia enacts: 1 Short title This Act is the National Health Amendment (COVID‑19) Act 2021. 2 Commencement (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this Act The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 13 September 2021 Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms. Schedule 1—Amendments National Health Act 1953 1 After Part VIIIA Insert: Part VIIIB—COVID‑19 vaccines and treatments 132G Provision of COVID‑19 vaccines and treatments (1) The Minister may provide or arrange for the provision of: (a) COVID‑19 vaccines (including boosters); and (b) treatments for COVID‑19; and (c) consumables related to the use of such vaccines and treatments. (2) To avoid doubt: (a) subsection (1) covers payments for vaccines, treatments or consumables even if arrangements to purchase those vaccines, treatments or consumables were made before this Part commenced; and (b) this Part does not limit the provision of vaccines, treatments or consumables for COVID‑19 or any other disease or ailment under another provision of this Act or any other law. (3) This Part has no effect after 30 June 2022. [Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 26 August 2021 Senate on 1 September 2021] (110/21)