Health Insurance (Eligible persons and citizens of Italy) Order (No.2) 2022 (Cth)

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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

Health Insurance (Eligible persons and citizens of Italy) Order (No.2) 2022

I, Nigel Murray, Assistant Secretary, Medical Benefits Division, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 ('the Act'), hereby:

(1) REVOKE the Health Insurance (Eligible persons and citizens of Italy) Order 2022, made on 11 March 2022; and

(2) DECLARE that every person included in the class of persons specified in section (4) who, but for this Order, would not be an eligible person for the purposes of the Act shall, for the period from 4 November 2022 until the end of the period of six months after the person's last entry to Australia be treated as having been or as being an eligible person for the purposes of the Act.

(3) Where:

(a) a person is in the class of persons specified in section (4) and, but for this Order, would not be an eligible person for the purposes of the Act; and

(b) that person was provided with necessary medical treatment in Australia on or before the end of the period in section (2); and

(c) it is necessary for the treatment to continue after the end of that period;

that person shall be treated as having been or being an eligible person for the purposes of the Act for the period during which that further treatment is necessary.

(4) The class is each person who is a citizen of Italy who is eligible for services under the national health legislation of Italy on entry to Australia.

(5) This Order shall have effect from 4 November 2022.

Dated this 4th day of November 2022

Nigel Murray Assistant Secretary MBS Policy and Specialist Services Branch Department of Health and Aged Care