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Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997
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C2004A05179
18 June 1997
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18 June 1997
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
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Part 2—Transitional provisions relating to the corporatisation of the Australian Government Health Service (AGHS)
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Division 1—Introduction
3 Simplified outline
4 Definitions
5 Nominated company
6 Commonwealth-owned company
7 Crown to be bound
8 External Territories
9 Extra-territorial operation
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Division 2—Transfers from the Commonwealth to the nominated company
10 Transfer of assets
11 Transfer of contractual rights and obligations
12 Transfer of liabilities
13 Transfers of land may be registered
14 This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials
15 Transfer of pending proceedings
16 Transfer of records
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Division 3—Transfer of certain amounts to the nominated company
17 Transfer time
18 Transfer of Trust Account balance to nominated company
19 Transfer of Reserve balance to nominated company
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Division 4—Exemption of nominated company from State and Territory taxes
20 Exemption of nominated company from State and Territory taxes
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Division 5—Miscellaneous
21 Nominated company not to be an agency of the Commonwealth etc.
22 Compensation—constitutional safety-net
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Part 3—Amendments
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23 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1—Amendment of the Hearing Services Act 1991
Hearing Services Act 1991
Part 1—Amendments commencing on Royal Assent
Part 2—Amendments commencing on 1 July 1997
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Schedule 2—Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991
Social Security Act 1991
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Schedule 3—Amendment of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
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Schedule 4—Amendment of the Privacy Act 1988
Privacy Act 1988
