Statutory Rules

1977 No. 26

REGULATIONS UNDER THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated this tenth day of March, 1977.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Health.

Amendments of the Health Insurance Regulations†

Commencement.

1. Sub-regulation 2 (2) shall come into operation on 1 April 1977.

Net Operating costs of recognized hospitals in internal Territory.

2. (1) Regulation 2aab of the Health Insurance Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the figures “ 32 (3) ” and substituting the figures “ 32 (2) ”.

(2) Regulation 2aab of the Health Insurance Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (f) of sub-regulation (2) the figures and words “ $5,000 or more ” and substituting the words and figures “ more than $50,000 ”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (g) of sub-regulation (2) the figures and words “ $5,000 or more ” and substituting the words and figures “ more than $50,000 ”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (h) of sub-regulation (2) the figures and words “ $5,000 or more ” and substituting the words and figures “ more than $50.000 ”;

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) all words from and including the word “ ascertained ” to and including the words “ National Health Act 1953) ” and substituting the words “ equal to the payments made by the hospital during the period from money, received by way of donations, legacies and fund raising activities or by way of interest on moneys so received, (being payments included for the purposes of sub-regulation (1) in the gross operating costs of the hospital during the period) ”;

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 15 March 1977.

† Statutory Rules 1975, No. 80 as amended by Statutory Rules 1975, Nos. 118, 125 and 135; and 1976, Nos. 202, 214 and 215.

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(e) by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (3) the figures and words “ $5,000 or more ” and substituting the words and figures “ more than $5,000 ”;

(f) by omitting; from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (3) the figures and words “ $5,000 or more ” and substituting the words and figures “ more than $50,000 ”;

(g) by omitting from paragraph (g) of sub-regulation (3) all words after the word “ hospital ”;

(h) by omitting from paragraph (h) of sub-regulation (3) all words after the word “ hospital ”; and

(i) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“ (5) Paragraph (2) (1) does not apply to payments for or in relation to the purchase or hire of renal dialysis machines, including any necessary ancillary equipment, for installation in the residential accommodation of persons suffering from renal disorders and for or in relation to the installation, maintenance and operation of those machines and that equipment.”.

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