Federal Register of Legislation
Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004
No. 50, 2004
An Act to amend legislation about health and ageing, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments relating to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
Part 1—Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee membership National Health Act 1953
Part 2—Special supply arrangements Health Insurance Act 1973
Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
National Health Act 1953
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Part 3—Pharmacists supplying benefits at or from other premises before approval National Health Act 1953
Part 4—Safety net provisions National Health Act 1953
Part 5—Approved hospital authorities National Health Act 1953
Part 6—Cancellation of approvals National Health Act 1953
Schedule 2—New HIC claiming model
National Health Act 1953
Schedule 3—Restoring specialist recognition
Health Insurance Act 1973
Schedule 4—Medicare benefits and overseas doctors etc.
Health Insurance Act 1973
Schedule 5—Technical amendments
Aged Care Act 1997
Health Insurance Act 1973
Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004
No. 50, 2004
An Act to amend legislation about health and ageing, and for related purposes
[Assented to 21 April 2004]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Act 2004.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.
Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 21 April 2004 2. Schedule 1 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 21 April 2004 3. Schedule 2 The 28th day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 19 May 2004 4. Schedules 3 and 4 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 21 April 2004 5. Schedule 5, item 1 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 21 April 2004 6. Schedule 5, item 2 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 9‑1(2)(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 7. Schedule 5, item 3 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 16‑1(2)(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 8. Schedule 5, item 4 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 39‑3(6)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 9. Schedule 5, item 5 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 44‑6(5)(a) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 10. Schedule 5, item 6 Immediately after the commencement of item 13 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Amendment (Omnibus) Act 1999 21 October 1999 11. Schedule 5, item 7 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 44‑8B(c) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 12. Schedule 5, item 8 Immediately after the commencement of subsection 44‑24(5) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 13. Schedule 5, item 9 Immediately after the commencement of subsection 54‑1(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 14. Schedule 5, item 10 Immediately after the commencement of paragraphs 56‑1(ka) and (kc) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 15. Schedule 5, item 11 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 56‑3(ia) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 16. Schedule 5, item 12 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 56‑3(ib) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 17. Schedule 5, item 13 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 56‑3(ic) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 18. Schedule 5, item 14 Immediately after the commencement of subparagraph 57‑2(1)(aa)(ii) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 19. Schedule 5, item 15 Immediately after the commencement of subparagraph 57A‑2(1)(a)(iii) of the Aged Care Act 1997 21 October 1999 20. Schedule 5, item 16 Immediately after the commencement of items 4 and 5 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Amendment Act 2000 22 December 2000 21. Schedule 5, item 17 Immediately after the commencement of section 85‑1 (table item 50) of the Aged Care Act 1997 1 October 1997 22. Schedule 5, items 18 and 19 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent 21 April 2004 23. Schedule 5, items 20 to 22 Immediately after the commencement of item 56 of Schedule 1 to the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 5 December 1999 24. Schedule 5, item 23 Immediately after the commencement of paragraph 16B(1)(a) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 1 May 1991 25. Schedule 5, item 24 Immediately after the commencement of subsection 16B(6) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 1 May 1991 26. Schedule 5, items 25 to 30 Immediately after the commencement of section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973 1 January 1997 27. Schedule 5, item 31 Immediately after the commencement of subsection 61(9) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 17 April 1998
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