Health Insurance (Pathology) (Licence Fee)

Act 1991

No. 192 of 1991

An Act relating to the fee payable on the grant of

a licence in respect of a specimen collection centre under

the Health Insurance Act 1973

[Assented to 11 December 1991]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance (Pathology) (Licence Fee) Act 1991.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation

3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"approved pathology authority" has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973.

"licence" means a licence granted in respect of a specimen collection centre under section 23DNE of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

External Territories

4. This Act extends to:

(a) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and

(b) the Territory of Christmas Island.

Fee payable

5. A fee is payable to the Commonwealth in respect of the grant of a licence to an approved pathology authority.

Amount of fee

6. The amount of the fee is:

(a) if the licence is granted for a period of 1 year—$ 1,000; or

(b) if the licence is granted for a period that is less than 1 year— an amount calculated by using the formula:

where:

"Licence days" means the number of days in the period for which the licence is granted.

By whom and when fee payable

7. The fee is payable, by the approved pathology authority that applied for the grant of the licence, at any time after the Minister has informed the authority that the grant of the licence has been approved.

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[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 7 November 1991

Senate on 13 November 1991]