2008

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2008

No.      , 2008

(Health and Ageing)

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

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                 3

Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998                                                                  3

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 2008.

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                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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

Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

1  Section 3 (paragraph (b) of the definition of appropriation period)

Omit “5”, substitute “6”.

2  Paragraph 4(3)(b)

Omit “$42,010,000,000”, substitute “$52,260,000,000”.