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1996
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
National
Health (Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
1996
No. ,
1996
(Health and Family
Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
National Health Act 1953
9612420—1,050/3.10.1996—(124/96) Cat.
No. 96 5217 5 ISBN 0644 47789X
Contents
National Health Act
1953 6nhbmah1.html
National Health Act
1953 6nhbmah1.html
National Health Act 1953 6nhbmah1.html
A Bill for an Act to amend the National Health Act
1953
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the National Health (Budget Measures)
Amendment Act 1996.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on 1 January
1997.
(2) Item 1 of Schedule 2 commences on 2 January 1997.
Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this
Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to
its terms.
1 Paragraph 84C(4)(c)
Omit “$15.00” (wherever occurring), substitute
“$20.00”.
2 Paragraph 84C(4)(d)
Omit “$2.50” (wherever occurring), substitute
“$3.20”.
3 Subsection 84C(4) (note)
Omit “$15.00 and $2.50”, substitute “$20.00 and
$3.20”.
4 Section 84CA
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
5 Section 84CA (note)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
6 Paragraphs 87(2)(a), (b) and
(c)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
7 Paragraph 87(2)(e)
Omit “$15.00”, substitute “$20.00”.
8 Subsection 87(2) (note)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
9 Subsection 87(2) (note)
Omit “$15.00”, substitute “$20.00”.
10 Paragraphs 99(2A)(a), (aa) and
(b)
Omit “$15.00”, substitute “$20.00”.
11 Subsection 99(2A) (note)
Omit “$15.00”, substitute “$20.00”.
12 Paragraphs 99(2AB)(a), (b) and
(c)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
13 Subsection 99(2AB)
(note)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
14 Paragraphs 99(2B)(a), (b) and
(c)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
15 Subsection 99(2B) (note)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
16 Section 99F (definition of concessional
beneficiary charge)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
17 Section 99F (definition of general patient
charge)
Omit “$15.00”, substitute “$20.00”.
18 Section 99F (definition of general patient
reduced charge)
Omit “$2.50”, substitute “$3.20”.
1 Subsection 99G(1)
Omit “down to the nearest multiple of 10 cents”, substitute
“to the nearest multiple of 10 cents. However, if the amount is not a
multiple of 10 cents but it is a multiple of 5 cents, the amount is to be
increased by 5 cents”.
2 Subsection 99G(1) (table item
1)
Omit “1 August”, substitute “1 January”.
3 Subsection 99G(1) (table item
1)
Omit “March”, substitute “September”.
4 After subsection 99G(1A)
Insert:
(1B) The general patient charge, the general patient reduced charge and
the concessional beneficiary charge are not to be indexed in 1997.
5 Subsection 99G(2) (note)
Omit “Department of Health, Housing, Local Government and Community
Services”, substitute “Department of Health and Family
Services”.
6 After subsection 99G(3A)
Insert:
(3B) For the purposes of the definition of Current figure in
subsection (3), the general patient charge, the general patient reduced charge
and the concessional beneficiary charge are taken not to have been indexed on or
before 1 January 1997.
1 Subsection 4(1) (definition of dependant
(second occurring))
After “means”, insert “a person who is both an eligible
person within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973
and”.
2 Subsection 84(1) (definition of
concessional beneficiary)
After “means”, insert “a person who is both an eligible
person within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973
and”.
3 Subsection 84(1) (definition of general
patient)
After “person”, insert “who is an eligible person within
the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973, but”.
4 Subsection 84(4)
After “is” (first occurring), insert “a person who is
both an eligible person within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act
1973 and”.
5 Subsection 84(5)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(5) A dependant, in relation to a person to whom paragraph
(c) of the definition of concessional beneficiary applies, is a
person who is:
(a) within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973, a
dependant of that person; and
(b) an eligible person within the meaning of that Act.
6 At the end of paragraphs 87(3A)(ba) and
(c)
Add “or”.
7 After paragraph 87(3A)(e)
Insert:
; or (f) a general patient;
8 At the end of paragraphs 87(3B)(ba) and
(c)
Add “or”.
9 After paragraph 87(3B)(e)
Insert:
; or (f) a general patient;
10 After subsection 87A(1)
Insert:
(2) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth an amount equal to
the difference between the amount payable for the supply of a pharmaceutical
benefit on terms that are appropriate for the supply of the benefit to a general
patient and an amount equal to the Commonwealth price for the supply of the
benefit if:
(a) an approved supplier did not supply the benefit to the person on those
terms because the supplier was not satisfied that the person was entitled to
receive the benefit on those terms; and
(b) the Secretary is satisfied that the person was entitled at the time to
receive the benefit on those terms.