Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1981 No. 981

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Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government 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 5 May 1981.

 STANLEY BURBURY

 Administrator

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MACKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

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1Commencement

 These Regulations shall come into operation on 7 May 1981.

2Prescribed rate for the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act

Regulation 5A of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations is amended by omitting “$60.20” and substituting “$62.65”.

3Rate for the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (d) of the Act

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	189.35	231.35
Victoria	250.25	292.25
Queensland	180.60	222.60
South Australia	232.75	274.75
Western Australia	174.65	216.65
Tasmania	193.20	235.20
Australian Capital Territory	189.35	231.35
Northern Territory	232.75	274.75

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 May 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