Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1980 No. 310

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NURSING HOMES ASSISTANCE

ACT 19741

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 twenty-first day of October 1980.

 ZELMAN COWEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MACKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

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AMENDMENTS OF THE NURSING HOMES ASSISTANCE

REGULATIONS2

Commencement

 1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 6 November 1980.

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 “$57.75” and substituting “$60.20”.

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	186.90	228.90
Victoria	247.80	289.80
Queensland	178.15	220.15
South Australia	230.30	272.30
Western Australia	172.20	214.20
Tasmania	190.75	232.75
Australian Capital Territory	186.90	228.90
Northern Territory	230.30	272.30

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 October 1980.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1980 No. 85 and see also