Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

 

Statutory Rules

1978

No. 67

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 fifth day of May, 1978.

 

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

 

By His Excellency’s Command,

  

RALPH J. HUNT

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 11 May 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 “ $47.10 ” and substituting “ $49.25 ”.

  

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* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 May 1978.

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

11855/78 Cat. No. —Recommended retail price 10c 12/19.4.1978

 

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....................................................................	144.80	186.80
Victoria....................................................................................	186.80	228.80
Queensland..............................................................................	131.85	173.85
South Australia........................................................................	171.05	213.05
Western Australia....................................................................	131.50	173.50
Tasmania..................................................................................	153.20	195.20
Australian Capital Territory....................................................	144.80	186.80
Northern Territory...................................................................	171.05	213.05

                  

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