2004-2005
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005
No. , 2005
(Health and Ageing)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1—Extended medicare safety-net amounts 3
Health Insurance Act 1973 3
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 January 2006.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Extended medicare safety-net amounts
Health Insurance Act 1973
1 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of concessional safety-net amount)
Omit “$300”, substitute “$500”.
2 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of extended general safety-net amount)
Omit “$700”, substitute “$1,000”.
3 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of FTB(A) safety-net amount)
Omit “$300”, substitute “$500”.
4 Subsection 10A(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of year)
Omit “2005”, substitute “2007”.
5 Application of amendments
The amendments made by items 1 to 4 apply in relation to medical expenses incurred in the year starting on 1 January 2006 and later years.