Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1979 No. 232

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-fifth day of October 1979.

 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

REGULATIONS2

1Commencement

 These Regulations shall come into operation on 8 November 1979.

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 “$50.90” and substituting “$54.95”.

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.......................................	162.05	204.05
Victoria.....................................................	213.85	255.85
Queensland................................................	151.90	193.90
South Australia..........................................	198.80	240.80
Western Australia.......................................	151.90	193.90
Tasmania...................................................	165.90	207.90
Australian Capital Territory........................	162.05	204.05
Northern Territory......................................	198.80	240.80

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 October 1979.

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 65 as amended by Statutory Rules 1975 Nos. 67, 166, 205 and 206; 1976 No. 114; 1977 Nos. 10, 113, 180 and 244; 1978 Nos. 67, 209 and 247; and 1979 No. 229.