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Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety‑nets) Act 2005
No. 163, 2005
An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Extended medicare safety‑net amounts Health Insurance Act 1973
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Act 2005
No. 163, 2005
An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes
[Assented to 19 December 2005]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety‑nets) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 January 2006.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Extended medicare safety‑net amounts
Health Insurance Act 1973
1 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of concessional safety‑net amount) Omit "$300", substitute "$500".
2 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of extended general safety‑net amount) Omit "$700", substitute "$1,000".
3 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of FTB(A) safety‑net amount) Omit "$300", substitute "$500".
4 Subsection 10A(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of year) Omit "2005", substitute "2007".
5 Application of amendments The amendments made by items 1 to 4 apply in relation to medical expenses incurred in the year starting on 1 January 2006 and later years.
[Minister's second reading speech made in— House of Representatives on 23 June 2005 Senate on 11 October 2005] (116/05)
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