Statutory Rules 1995   No. 4411

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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995.

Dated 20 December 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

CARMEN LAWRENCE

Minister for Human Services and Health

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Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Regulations.

Commencement

 2. These Regulations commence on 1 February 1996.

Interpretation

 3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“Act” means the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995.

What is a small amount of compensation?

 4. (1) For the purposes of subsection 38 (2) of the Act, the following amounts are prescribed:

 (a) in relation to an amount of compensation fixed in the period of 12 months from the beginning of 1 February 1996—$150;

 (b) in relation to an amount of compensation fixed in each succeeding period of 12 months—an amount calculated using the formula:

amount x index number for the CPI September quarter.

 (2) In the formula in paragraph (1) (b):

 (a) “amount” means:

 (i) in the application of the formula in that paragraph to the first period of 12 months—the amount prescribed in paragraph (1) (a); and

 (ii) in the application of that formula to a later period—the amount calculated in the application of the formula to the preceding period of 12 months; and

 (b) “index number for the CPI September quarter” means the All Groups Consumer Price Index (being the weighted average of the 8 Australian capital cities) published by the Australian Statistician for the period of 3 months ending on 30 September in the preceding period of 12 months.

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 December 1995.