National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1) (Cth)

National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2000 No. 2732

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 the National Health Act 1953.

Dated 27 September 2000

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

michael wooldridge

Minister for Health and Aged Care

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1Amendments

Do not delete: Schedule Part placeholder

(regulation 3)

[1]Paragraph 6 (1) (d)

substitute

• (d)

  a person who is an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent visa (within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958), if:

  • (i)

    the person:

    • (A)

      is overseas on 1 July 2000; and

    • (B)

      has not subsequently returned to, and remained in, Australia, for a period longer than 90 days; or

  • (ii)

    on and after 1 July 2000, the person is not residing in Australia.

[2]After subregulation 6 (2)

insert

• (3)

  For subparagraph (1) (d) (ii), a person is not residing in Australia if the person is not in Australia for a continuous period longer than 90 days.

[3]Paragraph 7 (b)

substitute

• (b)

  having been a member of the Australian Defence Force on continuous full time service, had his or her health services provided by the Australian Defence Force for at least 3 years; or

• (c)

  during the period beginning on 1 July 1997 and ending on 1 July 2000:

  • (i)

    has had hospital cover, or cover for ancillary benefits provided by a registered organization, that, in total, amounts to at least 12 months; or

  • (ii)

    has been a member of the Australian Defence Force on continuous full time service, whose health services were provided by the Australian Defence Force for at least 12 months.

[4]Paragraph 9 (b)

substitute

• (b)

  having been a member of the Australian Defence Force on continuous full time service, had his or her health services provided by the Australian Defence Force for at least 3 years; or

• (c)

  during the period beginning on 1 July 1997 and ending on 1 July 2000:

  • (i)

    has had hospital cover, or cover for ancillary benefits provided by a registered organization, that, in total, amounts to at least 12 months; or

  • (ii)

    has been a member of the Australian Defence Force on continuous full time service, whose health services were provided by the Australian Defence Force for at least 12 months.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 106.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette