Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1983

No. 2461

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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 25 October 1983.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

(Sgd) Neal Blewett

Minister of State for Health

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Commencement

1.These Regulations shall come into operation on 3 November 1983.

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 "$80.50" and substituting "$83.65".

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	Column 3
State or Territory	Amount per week for ordinary care patient	Amount per week for extensive care patient
New South Wales ..................................................................................................	310.10	352.10
Victoria ...................................................................................................................	399.70	441.70
Queensland .............................................................................................................	270.20	312.20
Western Australia...................................................................................................	247.45	289.45
South Australia.......................................................................................................	348.25	390.25
Tasmania.................................................................................................................	272.65	314.65
Australian Capital Territory ................................................................................	310.10	352.10
Northern Territory .................................................................................................	348.25	390.25

SR 249/83 Cat No

 Recommended retail price 20c 11/10.10.1983

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 October 1983

2.Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1983 No. 43 and see also Statutory Rules 1983 Nos. 43 and 46.

                        

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