National Health Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1969 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953-1969.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Health Act 1953-1969.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of December, 1969.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(SGD.) A. J. FORBES

Minister of State for Health.

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AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS 

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the National Health Regulations is amended by inserting after the words—

“Part III.—Registration of Medical and Hospital Benefits Organizations (Regulations 19-20).”

the words—

“Part IIIa.—Assistance by the Commonwealth towards Medical and Hospital Benefits (Regulation 20a).”.

2. After regulation 20 of the National Health Regulations the following Part is inserted:—

“Part IIIa.—Assistance by the Commonwealth towards Medical and Hospital Benefits.

Prescribed classes of income.

“20a.—(1.) Each of the following classes of income is a prescribed class of income for the purpose of paragraph (d) of sub-section (2.) of section 82q of the Act:—

(a) endowment payable under Part VI. of the Social Services Act 1947-1969;

(b) amounts payable by the Repatriation Commission to members of the Forces as allowances for expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the members for their transport for the purposes of recreation or as allowances towards the cost of maintenance and running expenses of motor vehicles provided by that Commission for the members because of their serious incapacity;

(c) amounts payable to members of the Forces as allowances by reason of the fact that they have been awarded decorations;

(d) amounts payable by the Repatriation Commission as clothing allowances to members of the Forces whose clothing, because of disabilities from which they suffer, are subject to exceptional wear and tear or damage;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1969.

  Statutory Rules 1954, No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1957, No. 71: 1958, No. 63: 1962, Nos. 55, 70 and 113; 1965, Nos. 17, 94 and 185; 1966, No. 99; 1967, No. 86 and 1969, No. 91.

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(e) amounts payable by way of living away from home allowances under sub-section (3.) of section 135d of the Social Services Act 1947-1969;

(f) amounts payable by the Repatriation Commission to members of the Forces as allowances for attendants; and

(g) amounts payable as living allowances under scholarships, bursaries, exhibitions or prizes.

“(2.) In the last preceding sub-regulation, ‘member of the Forces’ has the same meaning as in the Social Services Act 1947-1969.”.

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