Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003 (Cth)

Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003

No. 50, 2003

An Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003

No. 50, 2003

An Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes

[Assented to 26 June 2003]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

1 Title Omit "for the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 1998".

2 Section 3 Insert:

appropriation period means: (a) the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 1998; or (b) the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 2003.

3 Section 3 (definition of eligible person) Repeal the definition, substitute:

eligible person means: (a) a person who is an eligible person as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973; or (b) a person who is treated as an eligible person under section 6, 6A or 7 of that Act (but only to the extent to which the person is so treated).

4 Subsection 4(2) Omit all the words after "during", substitute "an appropriation period".

5 Subsection 4(3) Omit "exceed $31,800,000,000.", substitute: exceed: (a) in respect of the appropriation period starting on 1 July 1998—$31,800,000,000; and (b) in respect of the appropriation period starting on 1 July 2003—$42,010,000,000.