Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 474 HEALTH LEGISLATION (CLAIMS FOR COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL BENEFITS) REGULATIONS - REG 3

3. (1) The following modifications of the Act as in force immediately before 1
February 1984 are prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 134 (1) of the
Health Legislation Amendment Act 1983, namely, the modifications specified in
sub-regulation (2).

(2) Section 20B of the Act as in force immediately before 1 February 1984 is
modified-

   (a)  by omitting paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) and substituting the following
        paragraphs:



"(a) in respect of a professional service rendered before 1 September
1981-shall be lodged with the relevant organization within the period of 2
years, or such further period as is allowed in accordance with sub-section
(3A), after the rendering of the service; or

   (b)  in respect of a professional service rendered during the period
        commencing on 1 September 1981 and ending at the expiration of 31
        January 1984-shall be lodged with the relevant organization within the
        period commencing on the day on which the service was rendered and
        ending at the expiration of 31 January 1985 or within such longer
        period as is allowed in accordance with sub-section (3A).";

   (b)  by omitting from sub-section (3) "Permanent Head" and substituting
        "Secretary of the Department";

   (c)  by omitting from sub-section (3A) "paragraph (1) (b)" and substituting
        "paragraph (1) (a), the period ending at the expiration of 31 January
        1985 referred to in paragraph (1) (b)";

   (d)  by omitting sub-section (4) and substituting the following
        sub-section:



"(4) In this section, 'relevant organization', in relation to a claimant,
means-

   (a)  where the claimant was a medically insured person when the
        professional service to which the claimant relates was rendered-the
        organization that, at that time, conducted the medical benefits fund
        by virtue of his contributions to which the claimant was, at that
        time, a medically insured person; or

   (b)  where the person was, immediately before 1 February 1984, a registered
        person-the organization with which he was then registered."; and

   (e)  by omitting from sub-section (5) "a registered medical benefits
        organization" and substituting "an organization".