National Health (Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Amendment (Indexation of CAPS Payment) Instrument 2019

I, Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, make this Instrument under section 12 of the National Health Act 1953.

Dated  21 June 2019

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck

Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians

Contents

1  Name 

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Contienence Aids Payment Scheme 2010

1  Name

  This instrument is the National Health (Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Amendment (Indexation of CAPS Payment) Instrument 2019.

2  Commencement

This instrument commences on 1 July 2019.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the National Health Act 1953.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Continence Aids Payment Scheme 2010

1  Subsection 9(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The amount of the CAPS payment for a financial year is $609.70.