Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Act 2005 (Cth)

Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety‑nets) Act 2005

No. 163, 2005

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes

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Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Act 2005

No. 163, 2005

An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes

[Assented to 19 December 2005]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety‑nets) Act 2005.

2Commencement

This Act commences on 1 January 2006.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Extended medicare safety‑net amounts

Health Insurance Act 1973

1. 1

   Subsection 8(1A) (definition of concessional safety‑net amount)

   Omit “$300”, substitute “$500”.

2. 2

   Subsection 8(1A) (definition of extended general safety‑net amount)

   Omit “$700”, substitute “$1,000”.

3. 3

   Subsection 8(1A) (definition of FTB(A) safety‑net amount)

   Omit “$300”, substitute “$500”.

4. 4

   Subsection 10A(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of year)

   Omit “2005”, substitute “2007”.

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Application of amendments

The amendments made by items 1 to 4 apply in relation to medical expenses incurred in the year starting on 1 January 2006 and later years.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 23 June 2005

Senate on 11 October 2005]

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