Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1977 No. 113

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 thirtieth day of June, 1977.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. J. WEBSTER

Minister of State for Science for and on behalf of the 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 7 July 1977.

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 the figures “ 43.50 ” and substituting the figures “ 47.10 ”.

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	Column 2
State or Territory	Rate per week
$
New South Wales............................................................................................................	125.50
Victoria...........................................................................................................................	149.65
Queensland......................................................................................................................	128.65
South Australia................................................................................................................	149.65
Western Australia............................................................................................................	124.45
Tasmania.........................................................................................................................	139.85
Australian Capital Territory..............................................................................................	125.50
Northern Territory............................................................................................................	149.65

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 July 1977.

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