The Governor-General can change Schedule 1 by adding or removing diseases or conditions. You can find Schedule 1 in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2. The Governor-General makes these changes using an Order in Council. When the Governor-General makes an order, it is a type of law called secondary legislation. You can learn more about secondary legislation in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. This explains how these laws are published. The Governor-General's orders have effect according to what they say. You can look at the orders to see what changes have been made to Schedule 1. These changes can add or remove diseases or conditions from the schedule.

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"How to give people important papers"

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"Rules about making, selling, and using medicines"

Part 8Miscellaneous provisions

104Amendment of Schedule 1

The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, add to or omit from Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 1 any disease or physiological condition or class of disease or physiological condition, or otherwise amend that schedule, and every such Order in Council shall have effect according to its terms.
An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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Notes

Section 104(2): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).