Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

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Statutory Rules

1975 No. 67

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NURSING HOMES ASSISTANCE ACT 1974.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974.

Dated this twenty-first day of April, 1975.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

W. G. HAYDEN

Minister of State for Social Security.

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Amendments of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 May 1975.

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

Prescribed rate for the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act.

“ 5a. For the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act, the prescribed rate is $37 per week.”.

Rate for the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (d) of the Act.

3. Regulation 6 of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting the table and substituting the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2
State or Territory	Rate per week
$
New South Wales......................................................................................................	91.70
Victoria....................................................................................................................	115.85
Queensland...............................................................................................................	94.85
South Australia.........................................................................................................	115.85
Western Australia......................................................................................................	90.65
Tasmania..................................................................................................................	106.05
Australian Capital Territory.......................................................................................	91.70
Northern Territory.....................................................................................................	115.85

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 22 April 1975.

 Statutory Rules 1975, No. 65.