NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1975

Table of Provisions

• 1 Short title.  
• 2 Commencement.  
• 3 Interpretation.  
• 4  
• 5 Interpretation.  
• 6 Variations and alterations of tables of benefits.  
• 7 Period of hospital treatment or nursing home care.  
• 8 Approval of nursing home.  
• 9 Approval of handicapped persons homes.  
• 10 Certificate of approval.  
• 11 Inspection of hospitals and nursing homes.  
• 12 Notice of retirement or death of proprietor of approved hospital or nursing home.  
• 13 Variation or revocation of approval by Director- General.  
• 14 Review by Minister.  
• 15  
• 16 Additional benefits payable in respect of nursing home care.  
• 17 Repeal of Division 5A of Part V.  
• 18 Commonwealth benefit not payable where person is entitled to compensation or damages.  
• 19 Records to be kept by approved hospitals and nursing homes.  
• 20 Offences.  
• 21 Interpretation.  
• 22 Conditions to which registrations are to be deemed to be subject.  
• 23 Conditions of registration relating to nursing home care.  
• 24 Payment of benefit.  
• 25 Waiver of contributions, and reimbursement of fund benefits, where contributor in receipt of unemploy- ment or sickness benefit.  
• 26 Waiver of, or reduction in, contributions and reimbursement of fund where income or means as assessed of contributor and family do not exceed a certain amount.  
• 27 Reimbursement of fund benefit in respect of service rendered, or care received, during 2 months after immigrant enters Australia.  
• 28 Interpretation.  
• 29 Friendly society dispensaries.  
• 30 Approvals to be subject to conditions.  
• 31  
• 32 Evidence.  
• 33 Eighth Schedule.  
• 34 Division 5A of Part V and certain sections to continue to apply.