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(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act, pt 1 and pt 6.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• commencement
• territory law
• transitional.
"ACT" means the Australian Capital Territory.
"ACT auditor-general" means the Auditor-General for the ACT under the Auditor-General Act
.
"ACT local hospital network directorate"—see section 14.
"ACT Treasurer" means the Minister designated Treasurer by the Chief Minister, and includes a Minister authorised by the Chief Minister to act on behalf of the Treasurer.
"administrator "means the administrator of the national health funding pool appointed under section 8 and under the corresponding provision of the laws of the Commonwealth and the other States.
"Auditor-General Act" means the Auditor-General Act 1996
.
"authorised deposit-taking institution "means an authorised deposit-taking institution under the Banking Act 1959
(Cwlth).
"Chief Minister" means the Chief Minister for the ACT.
"COAG "means the Council of Australian Governments.
"directorate banking account"—see the Financial Management Act
, dictionary.
"director-general "means the person employed under the Public Sector Management Act 1994
, section 28 or section 30 to exercise the functions of director-general in the administrative unit of which the ACT local hospital network directorate is part.
"Financial Management Act" means the Financial Management Act 1996
.
"function" includes a power, authority or duty.
"health service"—
(a) means a health service defined in the Health Act 1993
, section 5; and
(b) includes teaching, training and research related to the provision of a health service.
"Legislative Assembly "means the Legislative Assembly for the ACT.
Note The Legislative Assembly is established by the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
(Cwlth).
"local hospital network "means an organisation that is a local hospital network (however described) for the purposes of the national health reform agreement.
"national health funding pool "means the combined state pool accounts for each State.
"national health reform agreement" means the National Health Reform Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that was agreed to by COAG on 2 August 2011, as amended from time to time.
"responsible Minister "for a jurisdiction means the relevant Minister with portfolio responsibility for the administration of the provision of this Act in which the expression occurs (or of the corresponding provision of the law of the Commonwealth and the other States).
Note See also s 38 (1) (Transitional and validation provisions).
"standing council on health "means (subject to section 4 (1) (Standing council on health)) the Ministerial Council by that name or, if there is no such Ministerial Council, the standing Ministerial Council established or recognised by COAG whose members include all Ministers in Australia having portfolio responsibility for health.
"State "includes the ACT and the Northern Territory.
"state managed fund "of a State means a bank account or fund established by the State for the purposes of health funding under the national health reform agreement that is required to be undertaken in the State through a state managed fund.
"state pool account "of a State means the bank account established by the State under part 3 (National health funding pool) or under the corresponding provisions of the law of another State.
"this jurisdiction" means the ACT.
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 27 November 2012.
2 Notification
Notified under the Legislation Act
on 20 February 2013.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Health (National Health
Funding Pool and Administration) Bill 2013, which originated in the Legislative
Assembly as the Health (National Health Funding Pool and Administration)
Bill 2012 (No 2) and was passed by the Assembly on 12 February 2013.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
© Australian Capital Territory 2013