Federal Register of Legislation
Health ref. no. 800
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973
Health Insurance (Eligible persons and holders of Temporary Humanitarian Concern visa) Order 2017
I, GREG HUNT, Minister for Health, pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act) hereby DECLARE that:
(a) Every person included in the specified class of persons:
(i) the person resides in Australia; and (ii) the person is a holder of a valid Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) Visa (Subclass 786) issued under the Migration Act 1958;
being a person who, but for this Order, would not be an eligible person for the purposes of the Act shall, during any period in which the person is in Australia, be treated as being an eligible person for the purposes of the Act.
(b) This Order shall take effect from the date of signature.
Dated this 26th day of October 2017
GREG HUNT MINISTER FOR HEALTH
ATTACHMENT - STATEMENT OF REASONS
Health Insurance Act 1973 Class Order under Subsection 6(1)
ORDER NO: 800
DATE OF ORDER: 2017
RELATED ORDERS: 765, 787
NAME OF PERSON/GROUP: Temporary Humanitarian Concern Visa Subclass 786
REASON FOR APPROVAL:
On 22 April 2002, the Government granted Medicare eligibility to all holders of the Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) Visa, UJ Subclass 786.
Note: The name of this instrument was amended on registration as the instrument as lodged did not have a unique name (see subsection 10(2), Legislation Rule 2016).
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