Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1986

No. 541

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Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations2

(Amendment)

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 Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974.

Dated 10 April 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

Don Grimes

Minister of State for Community

Services

 

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Commencement

1.These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 May 1986.

Principal Regulations

2.In these Regulations, "Principal Regulations" means the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations.

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

3. Regulation 5a of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting "$98.70" and substituting "$102.20".

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(S.R. 78/86)—Cat. No.  12/3.4.1986

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

4.Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting the table and substituting the following table:

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
State or Territory	Amount per week for ordinary care patient	Amount per week for extensive care patient
$	$
New South Wales..................................................................	359.80	401.80
Victoria.................................................................................	441.70	483.70
Queensland............................................................................	331.45	373.45
Western Australia ..................................................................	351.05	393.05
South Australia .....................................................................	396.55	438.55
Tasmania ..............................................................................	339.85	381.85
Australian Capital Territory ...................................................	359.80	401.80
Northern Territory .................................................................	396.55	438.55

NOTES

1.Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 April 1986.

2.Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended by 1975 Nos. 67, 166, 205 and 206; 1976 No. 114; 1977 Nos. 10, 113, 180 and 244; 1978 Nos. 67, 209 and 247; 1979 Nos. 229 and 232; 1980 Nos. 85 and 310; 1981 Nos. 88, 98 and 319; 1982 Nos. 39, 83 and 285; 1983 Nos. 43, 46 and 246; 1984 Nos. 65, 309 and 428; 1985 Nos. 87, 192 and 289.

               

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