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HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT (MEDICARE SAFETY-NETS) BILL 2005
2004-2005
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare
Safety-nets) Bill 2005
No. , 2005
(Health and Ageing)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act
1973, and for related purposes
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Contents
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Short title.......................................................................................1
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Commencement .............................................................................1
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Schedule(s)....................................................................................1
Schedule 1--Extended medicare safety-net amounts
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 No. , 2005 1
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act
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1973, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment
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(Medicare Safety-nets) Act 2005.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on 1 January 2006.
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3 Schedule(s)
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule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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Extended medicare safety-net amounts Schedule 1
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005 No. , 2005 3
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Schedule 1--Extended medicare safety-net
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amounts
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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1 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of concessional safety-net
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amount)
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Omit "$300", substitute "$500".
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2 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of extended general safety-net
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amount)
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Omit "$700", substitute "$1,000".
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3 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of FTB(A) safety-net amount)
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Omit "$300", substitute "$500".
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4 Subsection 10A(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of year)
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Omit "2005", substitute "2007".
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5 Application of amendments
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The amendments made by items 1 to 4 apply in relation to medical
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expenses incurred in the year starting on 1 January 2006 and later years.
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