Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1981 No. 3191

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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 29 October 1981.

 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 5 November 1981.

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 “$62.65” and substituting “$65.10”.

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.........................	226.10	268.10
Victoria.......................................	286.65	328.65
Queensland..................................	207.90	249.90
South Australia............................	258.30	300.30
Western Australia.........................	194.95	236.95
Tasmania.....................................	209.65	251.65
Australian Capital Territory..........	226.10	68.10
Northern Territory........................	258.30	300.30

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 November 1981.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1981 No. 88 and see also