National Health Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 841

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National Health Regulations2(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the National Health Act 1953.

 Dated 16 April 1982.

 ZELMAN COWEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MACKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

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Prescribed benefits for purposes of definition of “basic hospital benefits table” or “basic table” in sub-section 4 (1) of the Act

 Regulation 3B of the National Health Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:

 “3B. For the purposes of the definition of ‘basic hospital benefits table’ or ‘basic table’ in sub-section 4 (1) of the Act, in respect of professional services rendered to persons as in-patients of—

• (a)

  a hospital referred to in section 120D of the Repatriation Act 1920 that is in the State of South Australia or the State of Tasmania; or

• (b)

  Woomera Hospital, Woomera in the State of South Australia,

by medical practitioners employed by, or under arrangements made by, the hospital, benefits equal to the charges made by the hospital for the provision of those services to patients who are not entitled to receive compensation or damages in respect of the cost of those services are prescribed.”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 April 1982.

2. Statutory Rules 1954 No. 35 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1982 No. 38 and see also