Statutory Rules
1977 No. 51
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL
HEALTH ACT 1953.*
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of
the Federal Executive Council, here by make the following Regulations under the
National Health Act 1953.
Dated this twenty-first day of April,
1977.
John R. Kerr
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command.
(Sgd. Ralph J. Hunt)
Minister of State for Health.
Amendments of the National Health
Regulations
Definition.
1. Regulation 3 of the National Health Regulations is
repealed and the following regulation substituted:—
“ 3. In these
Regulations, ‘ the Act ’ means the National Health Act 1953.”.
Repeal of
Parts Ia, II and IIIa.
2. Parts Ia, II and IIIa of the National Health Regulations are repealed.
Prescribed
medical or Surgical
aids. &c.,
for purposes of paragraph 9A (1) (a) of the Act.
3. Regulation 27 of the National Health Regulations is
amended by omitting the words “ the Third Schedule ” and substituting the word
and figure “ Schedule 1 ”.
Prescribed
medical or surgical aids &c., for purposes of sub-section 9a (2) of the Act.
4. Regulation 28 of the National Health Regulations is
amended by omitting the words “ the Third Schedule ” and substituting the word
and figure “ Schedule 1 ”.
Repeal of
Part VI.
5. Part VI of the National Health Regulations is
repealed.
6. After regulation 28 the following Part is added:—
“ PART VIII—M1SCELLANEOUS
Prescribed
amount for purposes of sub-paragraph 57B (2) (b) (ii); clause 73c (3) (o) (ii) (c) and paragraph 82D (4) (b) of the Act.
“ 29. The
amount of $6.20 is prescribed for the purposes of the following provisions of
the Act:—
(a) sub-paragraph 57b (2) (b) (ii);
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on
28 April 1977.
Statutory Rules 1954. No. 35 as amended to date.
For previous amendments of the National Health Regulations seefootnote to Statutory
Rules 1977, No. 11 and see also Statutory Rules 1977, Nos. 11 and 34.
11334/77 Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 15c 12/4.4.1977
(b) clause 73c (3) (a) (ii) (c);
(c) paragraph 82d (4) (b).
Form of
warrant for inspector to enter premises.
“ 30. For the
purposes of sub-section 82v (3) of
the Act, the prescribed form is the form in Schedule 2.”.
Schedules.
7. The Schedules
to the National Health Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules
substituted:—
SCHEDULE 1 Regulations 27 and
28
Item No. | Description |
1 | Haemodialysis machines |
2 | Medical or surgical aids, equipment and appliances used in
conjunction with haemodialysis machines
|
3 | Peritoneal dialysis machines |
4 | Medical or surgical aids, equipment and appliances used in
conjunction with peritoneal dialysis machines
|
5 | Stoma appliances |
6 | Medical or surgical aids, equipment and appliances used in
conjunction with stoma appliances
|
SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 30
NATIONAL HEALTH ACT
Search
Warrant Under Sub-section 82v (3)
To: [full name],a person appointed as an inspector
under section 82r of the National
Health Act 1953 to make an investigation in respect of the affairs of [name
of organization].
WHEREAS, on an application under sub-section 82v (2) of that Act in relation to
premises at
I, [full name],a
Magistrate within the meaning of that expression in section 82v of that Act, am satisfied, by
information on oath [or affirmation]—
(a) that there is
reasonable ground for believing that there are on those premises records
relating to the affairs of that organization; and
(b) that the
issue of a warrant is reasonably required for the purposes of that Act:
YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED, with such assistance as you think
necessary, to enter the premises at , during the
hours of [forat any time], if necessary by force, for
the purpose of exercising the functions of an inspector under section 82v of that Act in relation to that
organization, namely, to search for, inspect, take extracts from, or make
copies of. any records that relate, or that you believe, on reasonable grounds,
to relate, to the affairs of that organization.
AND for so doing, this shall be your sufficient warrant.
Dated this day
of , 19 .
Magistrate
Further amendments of the National Health
Regulations.
8. The National Health Regulations are amended as set out in the
following table:—
Provision | Amendment |
Sub-regulation
19 (3).................... | Omit “ (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the last preceding sub-regulation
”, substitute “ (2) (c), (d), (e) and (f) ”.
|
Sub-regulation
19 (4).................... | Omit “ the last preceding sub-regulation ”, substitute “ sub-regulation
(3) ”.
|
Regulation
20................................ | Omit “ (2) of the last preceding regulation ”. substitute “ 19
(2) ”.
|
Sub-regulation
23 (1).................... | Omit “ Public Service of the Commonwealth or of a State ”,
substitute “ Australian Public Service or the Public Service of a State or
Territory ”.
|
Sub-regulation
23 (2).................... | Omit “ the next succeeding sub-regulation ”, substitute “ sub-regulation
(2a) ”.
|
Omit from paragraph (a) “ Forty dollars ”, substitute “ $40 ”.
|
Omit from paragraph (b) “ Thirty-live dollars ”, substitute “ $35
”.
|
Sub-regulation
23 (2a).................. | Omit “ three ”, substitute “ 3 ”. |
Omit from paragraph (a) “ Twenty-five dollars ”, substitute “ $25
”.
|
Omit from paragraph (b) “ Twenty dollars ”, substitute “ $20 ”.
|
Sub-regulation
23 (3).................... | Omit from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) “ Twenty-eight
dollars ”, substitute “ $28 ”.
|
Omit from sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) “ the last
preceding sub-paragraph ”, substitute “ sub-paragraph (i) ”.
|
Omit from paragraph (b) “ (i) of the last preceding paragraph ”,
substitute “ (a) (i) ”.
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