Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003
First Reading

Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003
First Reading

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2002-2003

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003

No. , 2003

(Health and Ageing)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes

Contents

A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

        This Act may be cited as the Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003.

2 Commencement

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

3 Schedule(s)

        Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1--Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

1 Title

Omit "for the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 1998".

2 Section 3

Insert:

appropriation period means:

       (a) the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 1998; or

       (b) the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 2003.

3 Section 3 (definition of eligible person)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

eligible person means:

       (a) a person who is an eligible person as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973; or

       (b) a person who is treated as an eligible person under section 6, 6A or 7 of that Act (but only to the extent to which the person is so treated).

4 Subsection 4(2)

Omit all the words after "during", substitute "an appropriation period".

5 Subsection 4(3)

Omit "exceed $31,800,000,000.", substitute:

exceed:

       (a) in respect of the appropriation period starting on 1 July 1998--$31,800,000,000; and

       (b) in respect of the appropriation period starting on 1 July 2003--$42,010,000,000.

6 Subsection 4(5)

Omit "30 June 2003", substitute "the end of an appropriation period".

7 At the end of subsection 4(5)

Add "in respect of that appropriation period".

8 Subsection 5(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

       (2) A grant of financial assistance under section 4 to a State in relation to a particular appropriation period is (in addition to the condition specified in section 6) subject to:

       (a) the conditions applicable to the grant that are specified in an agreement in force between the Commonwealth and the State for that appropriation period; or

       (b) if there is no agreement in force specifying the conditions applicable to the grant--the conditions determined by the Minister.

9 At the end of the Act

Add:

7 Delegation

       (1) The Minister may, by writing signed by him or her, delegate to an SES employee in the Department any of the Minister's powers under:

       (a) paragraph 4(1)(b); and

       (b) subsections 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3), so far as they relate to financial assistance granted under paragraph 4(1)(b).

       (2) The delegate is, in the exercise of a power delegated under subsection (1), subject to the directions of the Minister.