National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Act 2012 (Cth)

National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Act 2012

No. 62, 2012

An Act to amend the National Health Reform Act 2011, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments National Health Reform Act 2011

National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Act 2012 No. 62, 2012

An Act to amend the National Health Reform Act 2011, and for related purposes

[Assented to 25 June 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Act 2012.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act 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3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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

National Health Reform Act 2011

1 At the end of section 3 Add: ; and (d) the office of Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool; and (e) the National Health Funding Body.

2 Section 4 Repeal the section, substitute:

4 Simplified outline The following is a simplified outline of this Act:

• This Act sets up:

(a) the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care; and (b) the National Health Performance Authority; and (c) the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority; and (d) the office of Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool; and (e) the National Health Funding Body.

• The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has functions relating to health care safety and quality matters. • The main function of the National Health Performance Authority is to monitor, and report on, the performance of the following: