Statutory  Rules  1992   No. 2411

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Health Insurance Commission Regulations 2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973.

 Dated 21 July 1992.

                  BILL HAYDEN

        Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

B. HOWE

Minister of State for Health, Housing

and Community Services

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Health Insurance Commission Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal:  see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48]

2.   Regulation 3 (Additional functions of the Commission: investigations relating to excessive services)

2.1   Paragraphs 3 (2) (d):

Omit the paragraph.

3.   New regulation 3F

3.1   After regulation 3E, insert:

Additional functions of the Commission: planning and preparation in relation to legislative proposals

 “3F. (1)  For the purposes of subsection 8E (1) of the Act, the following function is prescribed, namely, to undertake preparatory work in relation to a legislative proposal referred to the Commission by the Minister.

 “(2) In subregulation (1), ‘legislative proposal’ means:

 (a) a Bill that has been introduced into the Parliament; or

 (b) a proposal for a Bill; or

 (c) draft regulations.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 July 1992.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 27 as amended by 1976 Nos. 21 and 146; 1982 No. 249; 1983 Nos. 88 and 152; Act No. 54, 1983; 1984 No. 321; 1985 Nos. 41 and 70; 1986 No. 127; 1987 No. 165; 1989 Nos. 55, 96 and 195; 1991 No. 443.