Contents

Part 1                    Introductory                                                               

                        1     Name of Regulations see Note 1]                                     4

                        2     Definitions                                                                       4

Part 2                    Registration                                                               

                        3     Procedure for registration                                                  6

                      3A     Notices about registration eligibility — specified bodies       6

                        4     Notice to be given of certain decisions                               6

                      4A     Appeals                                                                          6

                      4B     Transitional provisions — unfinalised requests and appeals  7

                        5     Eligibility for registration — application pending on 24 December 1996 8

                      5A     Eligibility for registration — practitioner previously registered 8

                      5B     Standard eligibility for registration                                      8

                        6     Removal                                                                          9

                        8     Registration pending decision on appeal                            9

Part 3                    Administration                                                           

                        9     Establishment of General Practice Recognition Eligibility Committee   10

                      9A     Establishment of additional General Practice Recognition Eligibility Committees           10

                       10     Establishment of General Practice Recognition appeal Committee       10

                    10A     Establishment of second General Practice Recognition Appeal Committee       10

                       11     Appointments to Committees                                          10

                       12     Election of Chairperson of Committee                              10

                       13     Appointment of acting members                                      10

                       14     Termination of appointment                                             10

                       15     Resignation                                                                   10

                       16     Replacement of certain members failing to serve their full term            10

                       17     Defects or irregularities in nomination of members             10

                       18     Meetings of Committees                                                 10

                       19     Procedure                                                                     10

                       20     Consultants                                                                   10

                       21     Providing certain Commission information to Committees  10

Notes                                                                                                          10

 

 

 

  

Notes to the Health Insurance (Vocational Registration of General Practitioners) Regulations 1989

Note 1

The Health Insurance (Vocational Registration of General Practitioners) Regulations 1989 (in force under the Health Insurance Act 1973) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1989 No. 270 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.  From 1 January 2005 the Statutory Rules series ceased to exist and was replaced with Select Legislative Instruments (SLI series). Numbering conventions remain the same, ie Year and Number.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1989 No. 270	6 Oct 1989	6 Oct 1989
1992 No. 297	24 Sept 1992	24 Sept 1992	—
1994 No. 350	18 Oct 1994	18 Oct 1994	—
1996 No. 350	24 Dec 1996	24 Dec 1996	—
1997 No. 62	26 Mar 1997	26 Mar 1997
2005 No. 207 (a)	19 Sept 2005 (see F2005L02673)	1 Oct 2005 (see r. 2)	—

(a)    Select Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 207 is made under the Civil Aviation Act 1988, the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997, the Customs Administration Act 1985, the Family Law Act 1975, the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988, the Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Health Insurance Act 1973, the Health Insurance Commission Act 1973, the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, the Medical Indemnity Act 2002, the National Health Act 1953, the Ombudsman Act 1976, the Privacy Act 1988, the Proceeds of Crime Act 1987, the Public Works Committee Act 1969 and the Superannuation (Productivity Benefit) Act 1988.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part 1
R. 1.........................................	am. 1992 No. 297
	rs. 2005 No. 207
R. 2.........................................	am. 1992 No. 297; 1994 No. 350; 1996 No. 350; 2005 No. 207
Part 2
R. 3.........................................	am. 1996 No. 350
R. 3A.......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
R. 4.........................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
	am. 2005 No. 207
R. 4A.......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
	am. 1997 No. 62; 2005 No. 207
R. 4B......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
R. 5.........................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
	am. 1997 No. 62
R. 5A.......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
R. 5B......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
R. 6.........................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
	am. 2005 No. 207
R. 7.........................................	rep. 1996 No. 350
R. 8.........................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
	am. 2005 No. 207
Part 3
R. 9.........................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
R. 9A.......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
R. 10.......................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
R. 10A....................................	ad. 1996 No. 350
R. 11.......................................	am. 1996 No. 350
R. 13.......................................	am. 1996 No. 350
R. 16.......................................	rs. 1996 No. 350
R. 21.......................................	ad. 1996 No. 350