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HEALTH INSURANCE (DENTAL SERVICES) BILL 2012

                    Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
   Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011

                       Health Insurance (Dental Services) Bill 2012


   This Bill is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the
   international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny)
   Act 2011.
   Overview of the Bill
   The Bill requires the Minister for Health, in conjunction with such other Ministers as may be
   necessary, to redress past and future inequities that have arisen from the operation of
   subsection 10(2) of the Health Insurance (Dental Services) Determination 2007.

   The Bill describes the inequities imposed on dental practitioners by the operation of the
   subsection of the Determination and specifies five courses of action which the Minister can
   take to redress those inequities.

   It establishes a timeframe in which action is to be taken and requires a report to be tabled in
   both Houses of Parliament detailing the actions taken.

    Human rights implications

   This Bill does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
   Conclusion
   This Bill is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.


                                      The Hon Peter Dutton
                                       Member for Dickson
                             Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing




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