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HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES (COMPENSATION) CARE CHARGES (AMENDMENT) BILL 2014

 

 

 

2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Health and Other Services 

(Compensation) Care Charges 

(Amendment) Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Social Services) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Health and Other 

Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995

and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

No.      , 2014 

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(Amendment) Bill 2014 

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Contents 

Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

Schedules ........................................................................................... 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995

 

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No.      , 2014 

Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges 

(Amendment) Bill 2014 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Health and Other 

Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995

and for related purposes 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

1  Short title 

 

  This Act may be cited as the Health and Other Services 

(Compensation) Care Charges (Amendment) Act 2014

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 

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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Commencement information 

Column 1 

Column 2 

Column 3 

Provisions 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  Sections 1 to 3 

and anything in 

this Act not 

elsewhere covered 

by this table 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

2.  Schedule 1 

1 July 2015. 

1 July 2015 

Note: 

This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 

enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 

this Act. 

 

(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 

Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 

may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 

3  Schedules 

 

  Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendments 

   

Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges 

Act 1995 

1  Section 7 (heading) 

Repeal the heading, substitute: 

7  Charge on compensation in respect of reimbursements for nursing 

home care, residential care or home care 

2  Paragraph 7(1)(b) 

Omit "or residential", substitute ", residential care or home". 

10 

3  Paragraph 7(2)(a) 

11 

Omit "or residential", substitute ", residential care or home". 

12 

4  Paragraph 7(2)(aa) 

13 

Repeal the paragraph, substitute: 

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(aa)  nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy or home care 

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subsidy has been paid in respect of the nursing home care, 

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residential care or home care; and 

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5  Paragraph 7(2)(b) 

18 

Omit "or residential", substitute ", residential care or home". 

19 

6  Subsection 7(2) 

20 

Omit "the nursing home benefit or residential care" (wherever 

21 

occurring), substitute "the nursing home benefit, residential care 

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subsidy or home care". 

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7  Section 8 (heading) 

24 

Repeal the heading, substitute: 

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Schedule 1  Amendments 

   

 

 

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8  Charge on compensation in respect of past payments of nursing 

home benefit, residential care subsidy or home care 

subsidy 

8  Paragraph 8(1)(b) 

Omit "or residential", substitute ", residential care or home". 

9  Paragraph 8(1)(ba) 

Repeal the paragraph, substitute: 

 

(ba)  nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy or home care 

subsidy has already been paid in respect of that nursing home 

care, residential care or home care; and 

10 

10  Paragraph 8(1)(c) 

11 

Omit "or residential care", substitute ", residential care subsidy or home 

12 

care". 

13 

11  Subsection 8(1) 

14 

Omit "the nursing home benefit or residential care", substitute "the 

15 

nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy or home care". 

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12  Paragraph 8(3)(a) 

17 

Omit "or residential care", substitute ", residential care expenses or 

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home care". 

19 

13  Application of amendments 

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(1) 

The amendments made by items 1 to 6 of this Schedule apply in relation 

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to a reimbursement arrangement made in respect of an injury to a 

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compensable person if: 

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(a)  the arrangement is made on or after the day on which this 

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Schedule commences; and 

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(b)  the person is entitled, under the arrangement, to 

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compensation by way of reimbursement of expenses incurred 

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in respect of home care provided to the person in the course 

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of treatment of, or as a result of, the injury. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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(2) 

The amendments made by items 7 to 12 of this Schedule apply in 

relation to a judgment or settlement made in respect of an injury to a 

compensable person if: 

 

(a)  the judgment or settlement is made on or after the day on 

which this Schedule commences; and 

 

(b)  home care is provided to that person in the course of 

treatment of, or as a result of, the injury; and 

 

(c)  home care subsidy is paid in respect of that home care. 

(3) 

For the purposes of subitems (1) and (2), it does not matter: 

 

(a)  when the injury occurred; or 

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(b)  when a particular payment of home care subsidy is made. 

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