Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Act 2007 (Cth)

Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Act 2007

No. 88, 2007

An Act to amend the law relating to health insurance, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Main amendments Health Insurance Act 1973 Medicare Australia Act 1973 Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Schedule 2—Amendments relating to the form of pathology requests

Part 1—Amendment of the Health Insurance Act 1973

Part 2—Provisions dealing with the effect of the Health Insurance (Pathology Services) Regulations 1989

Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Act 2007

No. 88, 2007

An Act to amend the law relating to health insurance, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 June 2007]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Act 2007.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

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 June 2007 2. Schedule 1 1 March 2008. 1 March 2008 3. Schedule 2 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 21 June 2007