Medical Indemnity Regulations 2003

These Regulations are the Medical Indemnity Regulations 2003.

In these Regulations:

Act means the Medical Indemnity Act 2002.

Commonwealth State or Territory agency means the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, or a Commonwealth, State or Territory authority.

public sector specialist means a medical practitioner who:

(a) is employed by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency as a full‑time salaried medical officer in the public sector; and

(b) is recognised by that agency as being a specialist in a particular specialty in a medical profession.

Part 2—Commonwealth payments

Division 2.1—IBNR indemnity scheme

4 Amount recoverable from MDO or insurer after IBNR indemnity paid—late payment penalty rate

For paragraph 27(2)(a) of the Act, the rate of 0.03227397% per day is prescribed.

Note: The rate prescribed by this regulation is the general interest charge rate set by the Australian Taxation Office as at 15 August 2003.

Division 2.2—High cost claim indemnity scheme

5 High cost claim threshold

For paragraph 29(1)(b) of the Act, the amount of $500,000 is prescribed.

Division 2.3—Exceptional claims indemnity scheme

8 Criteria for certifying a claim as a qualifying claim

(1) For paragraph 34E(1)(c) of the Act, the circumstances in relation to a claim are the circumstances specified in subregulation (2) or (3).

(2) The circumstances specified by this subregulation are:

(a) the claim is or was made by a person who is an Australian citizen or a resident of Australia; and

(b) the incident or one or more of the incidents in a series of related incidents to which the claim relates, occurs or occurred outside Australia while the person is or was:

(i) engaged in a sporting activity (in the capacity of a participant, adjudicator, judge, referee or umpire or in a similar capacity); or

(ii) engaged in a cultural activity; or

(iii) undertaking official business for a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency; or

(iv) travelling with a person to whom any of the other subparagraphs of this paragraph applies; and

(c) the practitioner against whom the claim is made is a permanent resident of Australia who, at the time the incident or one or more of the incidents occurs or occurred, was accompanying the person in the course of, or in connection with, the practice by the practitioner of a medical profession.

(3) This circumstances specified by this subregulation are:

(a) the practitioner against whom the claim is made is a permanent resident of Australia who, at the time the incident or one or more of the incidents in a series of related incidents to which the claim relates, occurs or occurred, was undertaking aid work outside Australia; and

(b) the incident or one or more of the incidents occurs or occurred in the course of, or in connection with, the undertaking of that aid work.

(4) In this regulation:

Australia includes each external Territory.

Division 2.4—Run‑off cover indemnity scheme

12 Eligible run‑off claims

(1) For paragraph 34ZB(2)(f) of the Act, the following classes of persons are specified as persons to whom subsection 34ZB(2) of the Act applies:

(a) the class of persons each of whom is a medical practitioner:

(i) who:

(A) is aged 65 years or over and who, apart from the provision of medical services free of charge in the course of private medical practice, has retired permanently from practice as a medical practitioner; or

(B) is aged 65 years or over and has retired permanently from providing medical services for payment in the course of private medical practice; or

(C) has not engaged in practice as a medical practitioner, apart from the provision of medical services free of charge in the course of private medical practice, at any time during the preceding period of 3 years; or

(D) has not provided medical services for payment in the course of private medical practice at any time during the preceding period of 3 years; or

(E) has ceased (temporarily or permanently) the person’s practice as a medical practitioner, apart from the provision of medical services free of charge in the course of private medical practice, because of maternity (within the meaning of subsection 34ZB(4A) of the Act); or

(F) has ceased (temporarily or permanently) the person’s practice as a medical practitioner, apart from the provision of medical services free of charge in the course of private medical practice, because of permanent disability (within the meaning of subsection 34ZB(4B) of the Act); and

(ii) who is providing medical services free of charge in the course of private medical practice;

(b) the class of persons each of whom meets the following requirements:

(i) the person was the holder of a temporary visa (within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958) that permitted the holder to work in Australia and that did not prohibit the holder from engaging in medical practice in Australia;

(iii) the person engaged in medical practice in Australia;

(iv) the person has permanently ceased medical practice in Australia;

(v) the person no longer resides in Australia;

(i) was engaged in medical practice, other than:

(A) in private medical practice; or

(B) in a practice conducted wholly outside Australia and the external Territories; and

(ii) is aged 65 years or over; and

(iii) has retired permanently from that medical practice;

(d) the class of persons each of whom is a medical practitioner who:

(i) was engaged in medical practice, other than:

(A) in private medical practice; or

(B) in a practice conducted wholly outside Australia and the external Territories; and

(ii) has not engaged in that medical practice at any time during the preceding period of 3 years.

Example: A former public sector medical practitioner could be a person within the class provided by paragraph (c) or (d).

(2) In this regulation:

private medical practice has the meaning given by subsection 34ZB(5) of the Act.

13 Late repayment of overpayment—penalty rate

For paragraph 34ZM(2)(a) of the Act, the rate of 0.03227397% per day is prescribed.

Note: The rate prescribed by this regulation is the general interest charge rate set by the Australian Taxation Office as at 15 August 2003.

14 Run‑off Cover Claims and Administration Protocol—other matters

(1) For subsection 34ZN(4) of the Act, the Run‑off Cover Claims and Administration Protocol may provide for making payments on account of legal, administrative or other costs incurred by MDOs and medical indemnity insurers in respect of an incident, or a series of related incidents, that occurred in the course of, or in connection with, a person’s practice as a medical practitioner if the requirements of subregulations (2) and (3) are met.

(2) The MDO or medical indemnity insurer must have been first notified (the notification date) of the incident, or one or more of the series of related incidents, on or after 1 July 2004.

(3) If a claim were to be made relating to the incident, or one or more of the series of related incidents, on the notification date, the claim would be an eligible run‑off claim.

Part 3—Payments towards the cost of providing indemnities

Division 3.1—UMP support payment

19 UMP support payment exemption (members of MDASA and MDAV)

(1) This regulation applies to a person who, on 30 June 2000, was a member of:

(a) the Medical Defence Association of South Australia Limited; or

(b) the Medical Defence Association of Victoria Limited.

(2) For subsection 52(4) of the Act, the person is exempt from UMP support payment until the date of commencement of:

(a) a determination made by the Minister under section 12 of the Act that the MDO of which the person was a member is not a participating MDO; or

(b) a determination made by the Minister under section 22 of the Act of an unfunded IBNR factor in relation to the MDO of which the person was a member.

20 UMP support payment exemption (public sector specialists)

(1) For subsection 52(4) of the Act, a person is exempt from UMP support payment for a contribution year if:

(a) on 1 May 2002 the person was, and on the imposition day for the contribution year the person is, employed as a public sector specialist; and

(b) on 30 June 2000 the person was engaged in private practice in the medical profession in the same specialty in which the person is employed as a public sector specialist; and

(i) under the employment arrangement with the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency by whom the person is employed, the person did not have a right to engage in private practice in a medical profession, other than in relation to pre‑booked patients who were treated by the person before 31 December 2002; and

(ii) the person has not received income as a medical practitioner, other than income received in his or her capacity as a public sector specialist or any income received in relation to pre‑booked patients who were treated by the person before 31 December 2002; and

(d) before the payment day for that person for the contribution year, the person gives to the Chief Executive Medicare a notice in writing from the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency by whom the person is employed stating that:

(i) the agency recognises the person as qualified in the specialty in the medical profession in which the person is currently practising as a public sector specialist; and

(ii) the person has been a full‑time, salaried medical officer in public sector employment from 1 May 2002 to the date of the notice (inclusive); and

(iii) under the employment arrangement with the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency by whom the person is employed, the person does not have a right to engage in private practice in a medical profession, other than in relation to pre‑booked patients who were treated by the person before 31 December 2002.

(1A) A person who does not satisfy the conditions in subregulation (1) for a contribution year, only because the person has not given the notice required by paragraph (1)(d) to the Chief Executive Medicare before the payment day for that person for the contribution year, is taken to have satisfied that condition for the contribution year if the person gives the notice to the Chief Executive Medicare before the end of the period of 6 months starting on that payment day.

Note: A person to whom this subregulation applies for a contribution year is entitled to a refund of any UMP support payment paid by the person for that contribution year—see section 67 of the Act.

(2) In this regulation:

pre‑booked patient, in relation to a person, means a patient with whom the person has, before 1 May 2002, made an arrangement to provide professional services after that date.

21 UMP support payment exemption (salaried medical practitioners)

(1) For subsection 52(4) of the Act, a person is exempt from UMP support payment for a contribution year if:

(a) on 1 May 2002 the person was, and on the imposition day for the contribution year the person is, employed by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency as a salaried medical practitioner; and

(b) the person’s medical income (if any) in respect of non‑employment related services rendered by, or on behalf of, the person was less than $5 000 for both:

(i) the financial year beginning on 1 July 2001; and

(ii) the financial year immediately before the contribution year; and

(c) on the imposition day for the contribution year the person is indemnified by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency in relation to claims for compensation or damages against the person in relation to incidents that occurred in the contribution year in the course of, or in connection with, the practice of a medical profession by the person as a salaried medical practitioner, including professional services rendered by, or on behalf of, the person in respect of which all or a part of the income was paid to the employing agency; and

(d) before the payment day for that person for the contribution year, the person gives to the Chief Executive Medicare:

(i) a notice in writing from the agency that employed the person on 1 May 2002 stating that the person was employed by that agency as a salaried medical practitioner on that date; and

(ii) a notice in writing from the agency that employed the person on the imposition day for the contribution year stating that the person was employed by that agency as a salaried medical practitioner on that date; and

(iii) either:

(A) a notice in writing from the agency that indemnified the person on the imposition day for the contribution year stating that the person is indemnified by that agency in relation to claims for compensation or damages against the person in relation to incidents of the kind described in paragraph (c); or

(B) a notice in writing from the agency that employed the person on the imposition day for the contribution year stating that the person is indemnified by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency in relation to claims for compensation or damages against the person in relation to incidents of the kind described in paragraph (c); and

(iv) a statement from the person to the effect that the person’s medical income (if any) in respect of non‑employment related services rendered by, or on behalf of, the person was less than $5 000 for both:

(A) the financial year beginning on 1 July 2001; and

(B) the financial year immediately before the contribution year.

(1A) A person who does not satisfy the conditions in subregulation (1) for a contribution year, only because the person has not given the documents required by paragraph (1)(d) to the Chief Executive Medicare before the payment day for that person for the contribution year, is taken to have satisfied that condition for the contribution year if the person gives the documents to the Chief Executive Medicare before the end of the period of 6 months starting on that payment day.

Note: A person to whom this subregulation applies for a contribution year is entitled to a refund of any UMP support payment paid by the person for that contribution year—see section 67 of the Act.

(2) In this regulation:

medical income has the meaning given by paragraph 52(3)(a) of the Act.

non‑employment related services, in relation to a person who is employed by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency as a salaried medical practitioner, means professional services rendered by, or on behalf of, the person in respect of which none of the income is paid to the employing agency.

Note: Professional services rendered by, or on behalf of, a person in his or her capacity as a salaried medical practitioner, including services in respect of which all or a part of the income is paid to the employing agency, are not non‑employment related services for the purposes of this regulation.

22 UMP support payment exemption (persons with comprehensive retroactive cover provided by an MDO or insurer)

(1) For subsection 52(4) of the Act, a person who is a participating member of a participating MDO (the former medical indemnity provider) is exempt from UMP support payment for a contribution year (the first contribution year) and for each later contribution year if subregulation (2) or (3) applies to the person.

(2) This subregulation applies to a person if:

(a) on 30 June 2003 the person had, or before 1 July 2003 the person had made arrangements to have, an indemnity arrangement with an MDO under which the person is, or will be, indemnified in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents, without any further premium payments by the person (other than any payment agreed between the person and the provider at the time the indemnity arrangement was or is made); and

(b) on 1 July 2004 the person had an insurance contract or contracts with one or more insurers (a current medical indemnity provider) under which the person is, and will continue to be, indemnified in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents, without any further premium payments by the person (other than any payment agreed between the person and the provider at the time the insurance contract or contracts were entered into); and

(c) before the payment day for that person for the first contribution year, the person gives to the Chief Executive Medicare, in writing:

(i) a statement from the former medical indemnity provider to the effect that the former medical indemnity provider would not be able, in the ordinary course of its business, to indemnify the person in relation to any claims against or by the person in relation to past incidents; and

(ii) a statement from the MDO to the effect that on 30 June 2003 the person had, or before 1 July 2003 the person had made arrangements to have, an indemnity arrangement with the MDO under which the person is, or will be, indemnified in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents, without any further premium payments by the person (other than any payment agreed between the person and the provider at the time the indemnity arrangement was or is made); and

(iii) a statement from each current medical indemnity provider to the effect that on 1 July 2004 the person had an insurance contract or contracts with the provider under which the person is, and will continue to be, indemnified in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents, without any further premium payments by the person (other than any payment agreed between the person and the provider at the time the insurance contract or contracts were entered into).

(3) This subregulation applies to a person if:

(a) on 30 June 2003 the person had, or before 1 July 2003 the person had made arrangements to have, an insurance contract or contracts with one or more insurers (a current medical indemnity provider) under which the person is or will be, and will continue to be, indemnified in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents, without any further premium payments by the person (other than any payment agreed between the person and the provider at the time the insurance contract or contracts were or are entered into); and

(b) before the payment day for that person for the first contribution year, the person gives to the Chief Executive Medicare, in writing:

(ii) a statement from each current medical indemnity provider to the effect that on 30 June 2003 the person had, or before 1 July 2003 the person had made arrangements to have, an insurance contract or contracts with the provider under which the person is, or will be, and will continue to be, indemnified in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents, without any further premium payments by the person (other than any payment agreed between the person and the provider at the time the insurance contract or contracts were or are entered into).

(3A) A person who does not satisfy the conditions in subregulation (2) or (3), only because the person has not given the statements required by paragraph (2)(c) or paragraph (3)(b), as the case requires, to the Chief Executive Medicare before the payment day for that person for the first contribution year, is taken to have satisfied that condition if the person gives the statements to the Chief Executive Medicare before the end of the period of 6 months starting on that payment day.

Note: A person to whom this subregulation applies is entitled to a refund of any UMP support payment paid by the person for the first contribution year or any later contribution year—see section 67 of the Act.

(4) In this regulation:

past incident, for a person, means an incident that:

(a) occurred in the course of, or in connection with, the practice of a medical profession by the person; and

(b) is covered by the IBNR indemnity scheme; and

Note: The purpose of this regulation is to exempt from UMP support payment generally medical practitioners and health professionals who, before 1 July 2003, had obtained, or, in certain cases, had made arrangements to obtain, comprehensive retroactive medical indemnity cover from an MDO or an insurer, provided that, before 1 July 2004, the arrangement for the cover is in the form of an insurance contract or contracts with one or more insurers.

23 UMP support payment exemption (persons indemnified by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency in relation to all past incidents)

(a) on 30 June 2003 the person was, and after that date the person will continue to be, indemnified by a Commonwealth, State or Territory agency in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents; and

(b) before the payment day for that person for the first contribution year, the person gives to the Chief Executive Medicare, in writing:

(ii) a statement from the Commonwealth, State or Territory agency to the effect that on 30 June 2003 the person was, and after that date the person will continue to be, indemnified by that agency in relation to claims against or by the person in relation to all past incidents.

(1A) A person who does not satisfy the conditions in subregulation (1), only because the person has not given the statements required by paragraph (1)(b) to the Chief Executive Medicare before the payment day for that person for the first contribution year, is taken to have satisfied that condition if the person gives the statements to the Chief Executive Medicare before the end of the period of 6 months starting on that payment day.

(2) In this regulation:

past incident has the meaning given by subregulation 22(4).

24 UMP support payment exemption (persons who are 65 or more)

(1) For subsection 52(4) of the Act, a person is exempt from UMP support payment for a contribution year if:

(a) the person turned 65 before the beginning of the contribution year or will turn 65 in that year; and

(b) before the payment day for that person for the contribution year, the person gives to the Chief Executive Medicare:

(i) a statutory declaration stating the date the person turned, or will turn, 65; or

(ii) a certified copy of the person’s birth certificate.

(2) A person who does not satisfy the conditions in subregulation (1) for a contribution year, only because the person has not given the document required by paragraph (1)(b) to the Chief Executive Medicare before the payment day for that person for the contribution year, is taken to have satisfied that condition for the contribution year if the person gives the document to the Chief Executive Medicare before the end of the period of 6 months starting on that payment day.

Note: A person to whom this subregulation applies for a contribution year is entitled to a refund of any UMP support payment paid by the person for that contribution year—see section 67 of the Act.

25 UMP support payment exemption (persons with a disability)

For subsection 52(4) of the Act, a person is exempt from UMP support payment for a contribution year if:

(a) the person has at the beginning of the contribution year, or develops during that year, a physical, intellectual, psychiatric or sensory impairment; and

(b) the person’s impairment is of 20 points or more under the Impairment Tables in Schedule 1B to the Social Security Act 1991; and

(c) the Chief Executive Medicare is satisfied that the person has a continuing inability to work in a medical profession because of the person’s impairment.

Note for paragraph (c) Medical profession includes a health care related vocation. Health care related vocation means a health care related vocation in relation to which there is at least one State or Territory under the law of which a person must be registered in order to practise.

Division 3.1A—Competitive advantage payment

25A Competitive advantage payment exemption

(1) For subsection 59C(1) of the Act, a person (the insurer) is exempt from competitive advantage payment if:

(a) the insurer has entered into a deed of agreement with the Commonwealth to pay, as a lump sum, an amount to the Commonwealth to redress the competitive advantage received by the insurer, or a participating MDO of the insurer, through participation in the IBNR indemnity scheme; and

(b) the insurer has paid to the Commonwealth the amount mentioned in paragraph (a) in accordance with the deed of agreement.

(2) In this regulation:

participating MDO has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Act 2005.

Division 3.2—Administration

26 When UMP support payment must be paid

(1) For paragraph (b) of item 1 of the table in section 61 of the Act and subject to subregulations (2) and (3), the payment day, for UMP support payment for a contribution year that starts on or after 1 July 2003, is 1 September in the next contribution year.

(2) For paragraph (b) of item 1 of the table in section 61 of the Act, the payment day, for UMP support payment for a contribution year that starts on or after 1 July 2004, is 1 March in that year, for the class of participating members of United Medical Protection Limited that, on 1 November in that year, have medical indemnity cover provided by a contract of insurance with Australasian Medical Insurance Limited.

(3) For paragraph (b) of item 1 of the table in section 61 of the Act, the payment day, for UMP support payment for the contribution year that started on 1 July 2003, is 28 February 2005 for the class of participating members of United Medical Protection Limited each of whom, on 31 May 2004, had not received an invoice, or had received an invoice for an incorrect amount, from the Chief Executive Medicare for UMP support payment for that contribution year.

27 When run‑off cover support payment must be paid—AMIL

For paragraph (b) of item 2 of the table in section 61 of the Act, the payment day, for run‑off cover support payment that Australasian Medical Insurance Limited is liable to pay for the contribution years beginning on 1 January 2005, 1 January 2006, 1 January 2007 and 1 January 2008, is 31 December in the contribution year to which the payment relates.

28 Medical indemnity payment—late payment penalty rate

For paragraph 65(2)(a) of the Act, the rate of 0.03227397% per day is prescribed.

Note: The rate prescribed by this regulation is the general interest charge rate set by the Australian Taxation Office as at 15 August 2003.

29 Methods of paying certain amounts

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), for subsection 66(4) of the Act, an amount referred to in subsection 66(1), (2) or (3) of the Act must be paid by one of the following methods:

(a) BPay;

(b) direct debit;

(d) credit card.

(2) If an amount referred to in subsection 66(1) of the Act is to be paid by instalments in accordance with a notice issued under subsection 63(3) of the Act, the amount must be paid as follows:

(a) if each instalment is to be paid every 3 months or less frequently—by one of the following methods:

(i) BPay;

(ii) direct debit;

(iii) credit card;

(b) if each instalment is to be paid more frequently than every 3 months—by direct debit.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Number and year	FRLI registration or gazettal	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
208, 2003	15 Aug 2003	15 Aug 2003 (r 2)
250, 2003	10 Oct 2003	15 Aug 2003 (r 2)	—
264, 2003	22 Oct 2003	Sch 2: 22 Oct 2003 (r 2(b)) Remainder: 15 Aug 2003 (r 2(a))	—
8, 2004	20 Feb 2004	Sch 2: 20 Feb 2004 (r 2(b)) Remainder: 1 Jan 2004 (r 2(a))	—
202, 2004	25 June 2004	Sch 2: 1 July 2004 (r 2(b)) Remainder: 5 Dec 2003 (r 2(a))	—
334, 2004	2 Dec 2004	Sch 2: 31 Aug 2004 (r 2(b)) Sch 3: 2 Dec 2004 (r 2(c)) Remainder: 1 July 2004 (r 2(a))	—
112, 2005	9 June 2005 (F2005L01298)	Sch 1: 1 July 2004 (r 2(a)) Sch 2: 21 Mar 2005 (r 2(b))	—
207, 2005	19 Sept 2005 (F2005L02673)	Sch 1 (item 58): 1 Oct 2005 (r 2)	—
72, 2006	31 Mar 2006 (F2006L00955)	1 Apr 2006 (r 2)	—
120, 2011	30 June 2011 (F2011L01364)	Sch 2 (item 44): 1 July 2011 (r 2)	—

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Medical Indemnity Amendment (High Cost Claim Threshold) Regulations 2017	19 May 2017 (F2017L00551)	1 July 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)	—
Migration Legislation Amendment (Temporary Skill Shortage Visa and Complementary Reforms) Regulations 2018	15 Mar 2018 (F2018L00262)	Sch 1 (item 179): 18 Mar 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
r 2.....................	rep LA s 48D
Part 2
Part 2 heading.............	rs No 202, 2004
Division 2.1
Division 2.1 heading.........	ad No 202, 2004
Division 2.2
Division 2.2 heading	ad No 202, 2004
r 4A....................	ad No 264, 2003
	am No 8, 2004
	renum No 202, 2004
r 5 (prev r 4A).............	am F2017L00551
Division 2.3
Division 2.3 heading	ad No 202, 2004
r 4B....................	ad No 202, 2004
	renum No 202, 2004
r 8 (prev r 4B)
Division 2.4
Division 2.4...............	ad No 202, 2004
r 12....................	ad No 202, 2004
	am No 334, 2004; No 112, 2005; F2018L00262
r 13....................	ad No 202, 2004
r 14....................	ad No 202, 2004
Part 3
Part 3 heading.............	rs 2004 No 202
Division 3.1
Division 3.1 heading.........	ad 2004 No 202
r 5.....................	am 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 19 (prev r 5)
r 6.....................	am 2004 No 8; 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 20 (prev r 6)..............	am 2004 No 334; 2005 No 207; 2011 No 120
r 6A....................	ad 2003 No 264
	am 2004 No 8; 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 21 (prev r 6A).............	am 2004 No 334; 2005 No 207; 2011 No 120
r 7.....................	rs 2004 No 8
	am 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 22 (prev r 7)..............	am 2004 No 334; 2005 No 207; 2011 No 120
r 7A....................	ad 2004 No 8
	am 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 23 (prev r 7A).............	am 2004 No 334; 2005 No 207; 2011 No 120
r 8.....................	rs 2003 No 250
	am 2004 No 8; 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 24 (prev r 8)..............	am 2004 No 334; 2005 No 207; 2011 No 120
r 8A....................	ad 2003 No 250
	am 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
r 25 (prev r 8A).............	am 2005 No 207; 2011 No 120
r 8B....................	ad 2003 No 250
	rep 2004 No 8
r 8C....................	ad 2003 No 250
	rep 2003 No 264
Division 3.1A
Division 3.1A..............	ad 2006 No 72
r 25A...................	ad 2006 No 72
Division 3.2
Division 3.2 heading.........	ad 2004 No 202
r 8D....................	ad 2003 No 264
	am 2004 No 8
	rs 2004 No 202
	renum 2004 No 202
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