National Health (Variation of Nursing Home Benefits) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1974 No. 127

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council hereby make the following Regulations under the National Health Act 1953-1973.

Dated this twenty-third day of July, 1974.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. HAYDEN

Minister of State for Social Security.

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NATIONAL HEALTH (VARIATION OF NURSING HOME BENEFITS) REGULATIONS

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Health (Variation of Nursing Home Benefits) Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 August 1974.

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

3. The National Health Act 1953-1973 shall have effect as if the Table in the Eighth Schedule to that Act were varied—

(a) by substituting the amount of $4.00 for the amount of $1.50 set out in item 1 in that Table;

(b) by substituting the amount of $7.35 for the amount of $3.20 set out in item 2 in that Table;

(c) by substituting the amount of $2.30 for the amount of $1.50 set out in item 3 in that Table;

(d) by substituting the amount of $5.85 for the amount of $2.00 set out in item 4 in that Table;

(e) by substituting the amount of $2.80 for the amount of $1.60 set out in item 5 in that Table;

(f) by substituting the amount of $3.10 for the amount of $1.50 set out in item 6 in that Table;

(g) by substituting the amount of $4.00 for the amount of $1.50 set out in item 7 in that Table; and

(h) by substituting the amount of $5.85 for the amount of $2.00 set out in item 8 in that Table.

  

*Notified in the Australian Government Gazette