Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1986 No. 75 of 1986 - SECT 16

16. (1) Section 19A of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section
(2) and substituting the following sub-section:

"(2) Regulations shall not be made for the purposes of sub-section (1) except
in accordance with a recommendation made to the Minister by-

   (a)  in the case of regulations in relation to professional services other
        than pathology services-the Medicare Benefits Advisory Committee under
        paragraph 67 (1) (aa); or

   (b)  in the case of regulations in relation to pathology services-the
        Pathology Services Advisory Committee under paragraph 78C (1) (b).".

(2) The amendment made by sub-section (1) applies only in relation to
regulations made after the commencement of this section.