Medicare Levy Amendment Act 1991

No. 212 of 1991

An Act to amend the Medicare Levy Act 1986, and for related purposes

[Assented to 24 December 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Medicare Levy Amendment Act 1991.

(2) In this Act, "Principal Act" means the Medicare Levy Act 1986¹.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Amount of levy—person who has spouse or dependants

3. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (5) and (6) "$19,045" and substituting "$19,674".

Application of amendment

4. The amendment made by section 3 does not apply for a financial year earlier than the financial year commencing on 1 July 1991.

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NOTE

1.     No. 110, 1986, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 110, 1987; No. 93, 1988; No. 137, 1989; Nos. 86 and 135, 1990; and No. 100, 1991

[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 10 October 1991

Senate on 12 November 1991]