National Health (Variation of Nursing Home Benefits) (No. 5) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 268

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, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Health Act 1953.

Dated this ninth day of November, 1976.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Health.

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NATIONAL HEALTH (VARIATION OF NURSING HOME BENEFITS) (No. 5) REGULATIONS

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health (Variation of Nursing Home Benefits) (No. 5) Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 15 December 1976.

Variation of amounts in the table of nursing home benefits in the Eighth Schedule to the National Health Act.

3. The National Health Act 1953 shall have effect as if the table in the Eighth Schedule to that Act were varied—

(a) by substituting the amount of $7.70 for the amount of $5.70 set out in item 1 in that table;

(b) by substituting the amount of $11.15 for the amount of $9.15 set out in item 2 in that table;

(c) by substituting the amount of $8.15 for the amount of $6.15 set out in item 3 in that table;

(d) by substituting the amount of $11.15 for the amount of $9.15 set out in item 4 in that table;

(e) by substituting the amount of $7.55 for the amount of $5.55 set out in item 5 in that table;

(f) by substituting the amount of $9.75 for the amount of $7.75 set out in item 6 in that table;

(g) by substituting the amount of $7.70 for the amount of $5.70 set out in item 7 in that table; and

(h) by substituting the amount of $11.15 for the amount of $9.15 set out in item 8 in that table.

 

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 14 December 1976.

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