Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

  

Statutory Rules

1978 No. 209

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NURSING HOMES ASSISTANCE

ACT 1974*

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 this twenty-sixth day of October 1978.

 

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

 

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Health

 

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AMENDMENTS OF THE NURSING HOMES ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS 

 

Commencement

1.These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 November 1978.

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

2.Regulation 5a of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting “ $49.25 ” and substituting “ $50.90 ”.

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:

 

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* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 November 1978

  Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended by Statutory Rules 1975 Nos. 67, 166, 205 and 206; 1976 No. 114; 1977 Nos. 10,113, 180 and 244; and 1978 No. 67.

14927/78 Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 10c 10/4.10.1978

 

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................................................................................	146.45	188.45
Victoria................................................................................................	193.70	235.70
Queensland..........................................................................................	133.50	175.50
South Australia....................................................................................	183.20	225.20
Western Australia................................................................................	133.15	175.15
Tasmania..............................................................................................	154.85	196.85
Australian Capital Territory................................................................	146.45	188.45
Northern Territory...............................................................................	183.20	225.20

                 

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