Medicare Levy Amendment Act 1989
No. 137 of 1989
An Act to amend the Medicare Levy Act 1986,and for related purposes
[Assented to 23 November 1989]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:
Short title etc.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Medicare Levy Amendment Act 1989.
(2) In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Medicare Levy Act 19861.
Commencement
2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Amendment of Principal Act
3. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.
Application of threshold amendments
4. The amendments of sections 7 and 8 of the Principal Act made by this Act do not apply for a financial year earlier than the financial year commencing on 1 July 1989.
SCHEDULE Section 3
AMENDMENT OF PRINCIPAL ACT
Subsections 7 (1) and (2):
Omit “$9,560”, substitute “$10,330”.
Subsection 7 (2):
Omit “$10,197”, substitute “$11,018”.
Subsection 8 (5):
Omit “$16,110”, substitute “$17,400”.
Subsection 8 (6):
Omit “$16,110”, substitute “$17,400”.
Paragraph 11 (a):
Omit “1988”, substitute “1989”.
NOTE
1. No. 110, 1986, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 110, 1987; and No. 93, 1988.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 6 September 1989
Senate on 26 October 1989