Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1982 No. 831

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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 16 April 1982.

 ZELMAN COWEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MACKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

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Commencement

 1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 6 May 1982.

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 “$67.90” and substituting “$71.75”.

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 State or Territory	Column 2 Amount per week for ordinary care patient	Column 3 Amount per week for extensive care patient
$	$
New South Wales	232.75	274.75
Victoria	293.30	335.30
Queensland	214.55	256.55
South Australia	264.95	306.95
Western Australia	201.60	243.60
Tasmania	216.30	258.30
Australian Capital Territory	232.75	274.75
Northern Territory	264.95	306.95

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 April 1982.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1982 No. 39 and see also