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2016-2017
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Medicare Guarantee (Consequential
Amendments) Bill 2017
No. , 2017
(Treasury)
A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters
arising from the enactment of the Medicare
Guarantee Act 2017, and for related purposes
No. , 2017
Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Amendments
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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National Health Act 1953
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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No. , 2017
Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017
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A Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters
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arising from the enactment of the Medicare
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Guarantee Act 2017, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments)
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Act 2017.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Medicare Guarantee (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1
The initial credit time for the Medicare
Guarantee Fund (Health) Special Account
(within the meaning of the Medicare
Guarantee Act 2017).
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments Schedule 1
Amendments Part 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Part 1--Amendments
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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1 Section 125
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Repeal the section.
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2 Subsection 130(1)
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After "perform functions under", insert "the Medicare Guarantee Act
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2017,".
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National Health Act 1953
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3 Subsection 135A(1)
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After "program or under", insert "the Medicare Guarantee Act 2017,".
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4 Subsection 137(1)
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After "this Act", insert "(other than Part VII)".
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5 At the end of subsection 137(1)
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Add:
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Note:
For payments for the purposes of Part VII of this Act, see the
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Medicare Guarantee Act 2017.
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Schedule 1 Amendments
Part 2 Application of amendments
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Part 2--Application of amendments
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6 Application of amendments
--payments
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(1)
The repeal of section 125 of the Health Insurance Act 1973 by this
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Schedule applies in relation to payments made after the commencement
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of this item.
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(2)
The amendments of section 137 of the National Health Act 1953 made
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by this Schedule apply in relation to payments made after the
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commencement of this item.
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