Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1976 No. 99, 1976 - SECT 20

20. After Division 1 of Part VI of the Principal Act the following Division is
inserted:- ''Division 1A-Benefits for Certain Contributors to Standard
Hospital Benefits
Tables Commonwealth subsidy.
''82AA. (1) Where-

   (a)  a contributor to a registered organization included in a class of
        contributors described in Column 1 of the following table has paid
        contributions, in respect of a period, to the organization for
        benefits in accordance with the standard hospital benefits table;

   (b)  the contributor did not pay contributions, in respect of that period,
        to that organization, or to any other registered organiz- ation, for
        benefits in accordance with the standard medical benefits table; and

   (c)  the rate per week at which the contributor would, if he had been
        contributing in respect of that period for medical benefits in
        accordance with the standard medical benefits table and hospital
        benefits in accordance with the standard hospital benefits table, have
        been liable to pay contributions to the organization for those
        hospital benefits exceeds the rate specified in Column 2 opposite to
        the description of that class of contributor in Column 1, benefit is
        payable to the organization, in respect of the contributor, for the
        period at a rate per week equal to the excess or the rate specified in
        Column 3 opposite to the description of that class of contributors in
        Column 1, whichever is the less:-
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                    Column 1                           Column 2      Column 3


Maximum rate
per
             Class of Contributors                  Rate per week week of

benefit
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                                                          $             $
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of New South Wales . .         1.30 0.40
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Victoria  . . . . .         1.30 0.15
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Queensland  . . . .         1.30 0.15
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of South Australia . .         1.30 0.40
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Western Australia .         1.30 0.40
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Tasmania  . . . . .         1.30 0.15
Contributors, at the single rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of the Northern Territory . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .         1.30          0.40 Contributors, at the family
rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard hospital benefits table in
respect of New South Wales . .         2.60          0.75 Contributors, at the
family rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard hospital benefits
table in respect of Victoria  . . . . .         2.60          0.35
Contributors, at the family rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Queensland  . . . .         2.60 0.30
Contributors, at the family rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of South Australia . .         2.60 0.75
Contributors, at the family rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Western Australia .         2.60 0.75
Contributors, at the family rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of Tasmania  . . . . .         2.60 0.25
Contributors, at the family rate, for benefits in accordance with the standard
hospital benefits table in respect of the Northern Territory . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .         2.60          0.75

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''(2) In sub-section (1)-

   (a)  a reference to contributors at the single rate is a reference to
        contributors for benefits only in respect of themselves; and

   (b)  a reference to contributors at the family rate is a reference to
        contributors other than contributors referred to in paragraph (a).

''(3) The regulations may provide that this Act shall have effect as if the
table in sub-section (1) were varied by substituting another amount for an
amount set out in that table.

''(4) Regulations under this section shall, unless sooner repealed, cease to
be in force on the day next following the fifteenth sitting day of the House
of Representatives after the expiration of a period of 12 months commencing on
the day on which the regulations are notified in the Gazette, and shall be
deemed to have been repealed on that first-mentioned day. Claims for payments.
''82AB. (1) For the purpose of obtaining payment of benefit under this
Division, a registered organization shall submit-

   (a)  as soon as practicable after the expiration of a quarter, or of such
        other period as the Permanent Head permits, a claim, in the authorized
        form, for benefit payable in respect of that quarter or period; and

   (b)  such information relating to the claim as is shown in the form to be
        required or as the Permanent Head requests.

''(2) Payment of benefit under this Division shall not be made except in
respect of amounts included in a claim duly made and in relation to which any
necessary information has been duly furnished.

''(3) In this section, 'quarter' means the period of 3 months commencing on 1
October 1976 or a subsequent period of 3 months. Benefit to be paid out of
moneys appropriated for the purpose.
''82AC. Payments under this Division shall only be made out of moneys
appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.''.