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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Amendment Act 2006
No. 43, 2006
An Act to amend the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendments Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Amendment Act 2006
No. 43, 2006
An Act to amend the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995, and for related purposes
[Assented to 22 May 2006]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Amendment Act 2006.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Amendments
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
1 Paragraph 4(2)(d) Repeal the paragraph.
2 Paragraph 17(6)(a) Omit "claim for compensation was made more than 5 years before the request", substitute "date on which the claimant suffered the injury is more than 5 years before the request was made".
3 Application of amendment of paragraph 17(6)(a) The amendment of paragraph 17(6)(a) of the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995 made by this Schedule applies in relation to requests made on or after the commencement of this item.
4 After subsection 18(9) Insert:
Review of decision to refuse to give notice
(9A) Application may be made to the Medicare Australia CEO for reconsideration of a decision by the Medicare Australia CEO to refuse to give a notice under subsection (7).
(9B) The application must be made within 28 days after the claimant is notified of the decision to refuse to give the notice.
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