National Health Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)
Statutory Rules 2000 No. 2
I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Health Act 1953.
Dated 2 February 2000.
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
michael Wooldridge
National Health Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)1
made under the
Contents
Page
1 Name of Regulations
2 Commencement
3 Amendment of National Health Regulations 1954
Schedule 1 Amendments taken to have commenced on 1 January 2000
Schedule 2 Amendments commencing on gazettal
These Regulations are the National Health Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1).
These Regulations commence, or are taken to have commenced as follows:
(a) on 1 January 2000 — regulations 1 to 3, and Schedule 1;
(b) on gazettal — Schedule 2.
3 Amendment of National Health Regulations 1954
Schedules 1 and 2 amend the National Health Regulations 1954.
Schedule 1 Amendments taken to have commenced on 1 January 2000
(regulation 3)
[1] Subregulation 4B (4)
omit
31 December 1999:
insert
31 August 2000:
[2] Subregulation 4B (7)
omit
31 December 1999.
insert
31 August 2000.
[3] Schedule 3, Part 4, item 1
omit
31 December 1999.
insert
31 August 2000.
Schedule 2 Amendments commencing on gazettal
(regulation 3)
[1] After subregulation 4B (5A)
insert
(5B) Subsections 5A (1) and (3) of the Act, in their application to the following registered organizations, are affected by the modifications set out in Part 7 of Schedule 3 until 28 February 2001:
(a) Australian Unity Health Limited;
(b) Geelong Medical and Hospital Benefits Association Limited;
(c) Grand United Corporate Health Limited;
(d) Latrobe Health Services Incorporated;
(e) Medibank Private Limited;
(f) Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited;
(g) Mildura District Hospital Fund Limited;
(h) St Luke’s Medical and Hospital Benefits Association Limited;
(i) United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society Limited;
(j) The Yallourn Medical and Hospital Society.
[2] After subregulation 4B (9)
insert
(10) Part 7 of Schedule 3 has effect until 28 February 2001.
[3] Schedule 3, after Part 6
insert
Part 7 Modification of section 5A for Epworth Hospital-in-the-Home Pilot Project (Vic)
1 Paragraph 5A (1) (b)
omit
payable.
insert
payable; or
2 After paragraph 5A (1) (b)
insert
(c) for medical care given to a person as part of the Epworth Hospital-in-the-Home Pilot Project, where the benefit payable is the amount payable under an agreement between the registered organization mentioned in paragraph 4B (5B) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j) and Epworth Hospital.
3 Subsection 5A (3), before definition of medical practitioner
insert
Epworth Hospital-in-the-Home Pilot Project means the trial operated by Epworth Hospital under which the Hospital-in-the-Home Unit provides nursing care or professional attention on behalf of the hospital to patients in their homes.
Notes
1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1954 No. 35, as amended by 1957 No. 71; 1958 No. 63; 1962 Nos. 55, 70 and 113; 1965 Nos. 17, 94 and 185; 1966 No. 99; 1967 No. 86; 1969 Nos. 91 and 220; 1970 Nos. 70 and 166; 1971 Nos. 28, 76, 103 and 138; 1972 No. 79; 1973 Nos. 17, 75, 111, 221, 225 and 267; 1974 Nos. 52, 104, 105, 113 and 263; 1975 Nos. 14, 49, 66, 100, 124, 165 and 207; 1976 Nos. 113, 217 and 227; 1977 Nos. 11, 34, 51 and 112; 1978 Nos. 66, 178, 208 and 266; 1979 Nos. 59, 107, 208 and 231; 1980 Nos. 84, 292 and 309; 1981 Nos. 43, 97, 115, 232 and 318; 1982 Nos. 38, 82, 84, 250 and 284; 1983 Nos. 45, 247 and 267; 1984 Nos. 66, 161, 200, 308, 322 and 427; 1985 Nos. 86, 136, 186, 187, 206 and 288; 1986 Nos. 47, 53, 208, 330, 353 and 360; 1987 Nos. 50, 76, 100 and 310; 1989 Nos. 291, 292 and 334; 1990 Nos. 24, 86, 114, 292, 335 and 396; 1991 Nos. 40, 41, 232, 262, 263, 310 and 339; 1992 Nos. 136 and 187; 1993 Nos. 48, 85, 153, 260, 261, 273, 280 and 284; 1994 Nos. 2, 9, 106, 139, 201, 253, 256, 296, 349 and 451; 1995 Nos. 1, 14, 34, 52, 109, 116, 161, 220, 288, 289, 408 and 410; 1996 Nos. 46, 183 and 333; 1997 Nos. 16, 58, 133, 160, 179 and 353; 1998 Nos. 18, 73 and 262; 1999 Nos. 18, 140, 162, 174, 175, 236, 288 and 289.
2. Made by the Governor-General on 2 February 2000, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 February 2000.