Nursing Homes Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002 (NSW)

2002 No 941

New South Wales

Nursing Homes Amendment (Fees)

Regulation 2002

under the

Nursing Homes Act 1988

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Nursing Homes Act 1988.

CRAIG KNOWLES, M.P.,

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Nursing Homes Regulation 1996 to increase the following fees:

(a)	the application fee for a licence for a nursing home,
(b)	the annual licence fees for nursing homes,
(c)	the application fee for the transfer of a licence for a nursing home.

These fee increases take account of the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index.

This Regulation is made under the Nursing Homes Act 1988, including sections 5 (Application for licence), 14 (Annual licence fees), 15 (Transfer of licence to another licensee) and 52 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 253 of 11 December 2002, page 10552	Page 1
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Clause 1	Nursing Homes Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

Nursing Homes Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

under the

Nursing Homes Act 1988

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Nursing Homes Amendment (Fees)
Regulation 2002.

2 Amendment of Nursing Homes Regulation 1996

The Nursing Homes Regulation 1996 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

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Nursing Homes Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 6 Applications for licences

Omit “$655” from clause 6 (b). Insert instead “$675”.

[2]      Clause 7 Annual licence fees

Omit the Table to the clause. Insert instead:

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Number of persons licensed to	Licence fee
be accommodated	$
Fewer than 40	1,235
40–49	1,715
50–59	2,205
60–69	2,700
70–79	3,215
80–89	3,685
90–99	4,160
100 or more	4,665

[3]      Clause 8 Transfer of licence

Omit “$655” from clause 8 (b). Insert instead “$675”.

BY AUTHORITY

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