Health Insurance Commission Amendment Act 1993

No. 29 of 1993

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

[Assented to 9 June 1993]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title etc.

1.(1)  This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Commission Amendment Act 1993.

(2)      In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973¹.

Commencement

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

3.  After Part IIA of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

“PART IIAA—REBATES FOR CHILD CARE COSTS

Child care costs rebate functions

“8BA. The Commission’s functions include:

(a)   planning and establishing a scheme under which the payment of rebates for child care costs may be made; and

(b)  such functions in relation to the administration of the scheme as are conferred on it by an Act relating to such a scheme.”.

NOTE

1.    No. 41, 1974, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 61, 91 and 100, 1976; Nos. 36 and 134, 1978; No. 53, 1979; Nos. 54 and 115, 1983; No. 63, 1984; Nos. 65 and 167, 1985; No. 75, 1986; Nos. 75 and 99, 1988; Nos. 119 and 122, 1991; and Nos. 94 and 136, 1992.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Senate on 6 May 1993

House of Representatives on 26 May 1993]