Statutory Rules 1986 No. 201
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Health Insurance Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and pursuant to section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Dated 20 February 1986.
N. M. STEPHEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
Neal Blewett
Minister of State for Health
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Principal Regulations
1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Health Insurance Regulations.
2. The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 2ab the following regulations:
Declaration of organisations and qualifications—
sub-section 3d (1) of the Act
“2aba. (1) For the purposes of sub-section 3d (1) of the Act, the organisation specified in Column 2 of an item in Schedule 6 is declared to be a professional organisation in relation to a particular specialty specified in Column 3 of that item.
“(2) For the purposes of sub-section 3d (1) of the Act, the qualification specified in Column 4 of an item in Schedule 6 is declared to be a relevant qualification in relation to the organisation specified in Column 2 of that item.
(S.R. 375/85) Cat. No. 11/7.2. 1986
Prescribed fee—sub-section 3d (1) of the Act
“2abb. For the purposes of sub-section 3d (1) of the Act, the prescribed fee is $30.
Prescribed fee—sub-section 3e (2) of the Act
“2abc. For the purposes of sub-section 3e (2) of the Act, the prescribed fee is $30.”.
3. The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 9 the following regulation:
Prescribed fee—sub-section 61 (lA) of the Act
“9aa. For the purposes of sub-section 61 (1a) of the Act, the prescribed fee is $30.”.
4. The Principal Regulations are amended by inserting after regulation 9a the following regulations:
Professional organisation—sub-section 124b (1) of the Act
“9ab. For the purposes of the definition of ‘professional organisation’ in sub-section 124b(1) of the Act, each of the following organisations or associations is declared to be a professional organisation:
(a) Australian Dental Association Incorporated;
(b) Australian Medical Association;
(c) Australian Optometrical Association.
Prescribed rate of interest—sub-section 129ac (2) of the Act
“9ac. For the purposes of sub-section 129ac (2) of the Act, the prescribed rate is 15 per cent per annum.”
Schedule 6
5. The Principal Regulations are amended by adding at the end the following Schedule:
SCHEDULE 6 Regulation 2aba
DECLARED PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION, SPECIALTY AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUB-SECTION 3d (1) OF THE ACT
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item No. | Organisation | Speciality | Qualification |
1 | Australian College of Rehabilitation Medicine | Rehabilitation Medicine | Fellowship (F.A.C.R.M.) |
2 | Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons | Anaesthetics Intensive Care | Fellowship (F.F.A.R.A.C.S.) |
SCHEDULE 6—continued
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
Item No. | Organisation | Speciality | Qualification |
3 | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons | Cardio-thoracic Surgery | Fellowship (F.R.A.C.S.) |
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| General Surgery |
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| Neurosurgery |
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| Opthalmology |
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| Orthopaedic Surgery |
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| Otorhinolaryngology |
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| Paediatric Surgery |
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| Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
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| Urology |
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4 | The Australasian College of Dermatologists | Dermatology | Fellowship (F.A.C.D.) |
5 | The Royal Australasian College of Physicians | General Medicine Cardiology | Fellowship (F.R.A.C.P.) |
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| Clinical Haematology |
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| Clinical Immunology (including Allergy) |
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| Clinical Pharmacology |
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| Endocrinology |
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| Gastroenterology |
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| Geriatrics |
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| Infectious Diseases |
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| Intensive Care |
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| Medical Oncology |
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| Neurology |
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| Nuclear Medicine |
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| Paediatric Medicine |
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| Renal Medicine |
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| Rheumatology |
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| Thoracic Medicine |
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6 | The Royal Australasian College of Radiologists | Diagnostic Radiology Radiation Oncology | Fellowship (F.R.A.C.R.) |
7 | The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists | Psychiatry | Fellowship (F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.) |
8 | The Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Fellowship (F.R.A.C.O.G.) |
9 | The Royal Australian College of Opthalmologists | Opthalmology | Fellowship (F.R.A.C.O.) |
10 | The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia | General Pathology Anatomical Pathology | Fellowship (F.R.C.P.A.) |
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| Clinical Chemistry |
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| Cytopathology |
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| Forensic Pathology |
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| Haematology |
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| Immunology |
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| Microbiology |
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NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 February 1986.
2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 80 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1986 No. 19 and see also Statutory Rules 1986 No. 19.
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