National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 5) (Cth)

National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 5)

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 175

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under theNational Health Act 1953.

Dated 25 August 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE

Minister for Health and Aged Care

National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 5)1

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 1752

made under the

National Health Act 1953

   

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1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the National Health Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 5).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on 20 October 1999.

3Amendment of National Health Regulations 1954

Schedule 1 amends the National Health Regulations 1954.

Schedule 1Amendment

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[1]After regulation 52

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53Waiting period — applicable benefits arrangement

• (1)

  For subparagraph (j) (iii) in Schedule 1 to the Act, the commencement of a waiting period for the provision of benefits to a contributor, or dependant of a contributor, under an applicable benefits arrangement is the day on which the contributor begins to be a contributor under the applicable benefits arrangement.

• (2)

  For subparagraph (j) (iv) in Schedule 1 to the Act, the following periods are specified as the maximum waiting period for the provision of benefits to a contributor, including a contributor to whom paragraph (bb) in Schedule 1 to the Act applies and a dependant of a contributor, under an applicable benefits arrangement:

  • (a)

    for an ailment, illness or condition relating to an obstetric condition — 12 months;

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    for a pre-existing ailment, within the meaning of paragraph (kc) in Schedule 1 to the Act —12 months;

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    for an ailment, illness or condition to which paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply — 2 months.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1954 No. 35, as amended by 1957 No. 71; 1958 No. 63; 1962 Nos. 55, 70 and 113; 1965 Nos. 17, 94 and 185; 1966 No. 99; 1967 No. 86; 1969 Nos. 91 and 220; 1970 Nos. 70 and 166; 1971 Nos. 28, 76, 103 and 138; 1972 No. 79; 1973 Nos. 17, 75, 111, 221, 225 and 267; 1974 Nos. 52, 104, 105, 113 and 263; 1975 Nos. 14, 49, 66, 100, 124, 165 and 207; 1976 Nos. 113, 217 and 227; 1977 Nos. 11, 34, 51 and 112; 1978 Nos. 66, 178, 208 and 266; 1979 Nos. 59, 107, 208 and 231; 1980 Nos. 84, 292 and 309; 1981 Nos. 43, 97, 115, 232 and 318; 1982 Nos. 38, 82, 84, 250 and 284; 1983 Nos. 45, 247 and 267; 1984 Nos. 66, 161, 200, 308, 322 and 427; 1985 Nos. 86, 136, 186, 187, 206 and 288; 1986 Nos. 47, 53, 208, 330, 353 and 360; 1987 Nos. 50, 76, 100 and 310; 1989 Nos. 291, 292 and 334; 1990 Nos. 24, 86, 114, 292, 335 and 396; 1991 Nos. 40, 41, 232, 262, 263, 310 and 339; 1992 Nos. 136 and 187; 1993 Nos. 48, 85, 153, 260, 261, 273, 280 and 284; 1994 Nos. 2, 9, 106, 139, 201, 253, 256, 296, 349 and 451; 1995 Nos. 1, 14, 34, 52, 109, 116, 161, 220, 288, 289, 408 and 410; 1996 Nos. 46, 183 and 333; 1997 Nos. 16, 58, 133, 160, 179 and 353; 1998 Nos. 18, 73 and 262; 1999 Nos. 18, 140, 162 and 174.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 25 August 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 September 1999.