The Australian Parliament recently amended the GST Act of 1999, to add an additional category of drugs and medicine preparations, which are now included in the list of GST-free goods seen in section 38-50(6)(b) of the Australian GST Act. The new section, 38-50(6)(ba), states that a supply of a drug or medicinal preparation is GST-free, if that supply is authorized by the rules stated in sub-section 19(7A) of the Therapeutic Goods Act of 1989.
Sub-section 19(7A) of the Therapeutic Goods Act includes, drugs or medicine preparations made by “any health practitioner who is included in a specified class of health practitioners to supply: (a) specified therapeutic goods for use in the treatment of humans; or (b) a specified class of such goods”. Additional information, as well as the language of sub-section 19(7A) of the Therapeutic Goods Act can be seen here.
The post Australia Amends GST Act to Include Another Category of Drugs and Medicine Preparations that are now GST-Free appeared first on Sovos.
