Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AGED CARE INCOME TESTING ACT 1997 No. 103 of 1997 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1-Amendment of the Social Security Act 1991 1 After paragraph
1239(1)(d) Insert:
or (e) a decision under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing  Act 1997 by
the Secretary, or by a person to whom the Secretary has sub-delegated power
under section 20 of that Act; 2 After paragraph 1240(1)(d) Insert:
or (e) a decision under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing  Act 1997 by
the Secretary, or by a person to whom the Secretary has sub-delegated power
under section 20 of that Act; 3 At the end of subsection 1245(1) Add:
; and (d) all decisions under section 5 of the Aged Care Income  Testing Act
1997 by the Secretary, or by a person to whom the Secretary has sub-delegated
power under section 20 of that Act. 4 Subsection 1282(1) Repeal the
subsection, substitute:

(1) Unless otherwise stated, the provisions of this Part apply to:

   (a)  all decisions of an officer under this Act, the Farm Household 
        Support Act 1992 and subsection 91A(3) of the Child Support 
        (Assessment) Act 1989 ; and

   (b)  all decisions under section 5 of the Aged Care Income Testing  Act
        1997 by the Secretary, or by a person to whom the Secretary has
        sub-delegated power under section 20 of that Act.

[Minister's second reading speech made in-
House of Representatives on 27 February 1997
Senate on 26 March 1997]