Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

   

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 144

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 fourth day of June, 1976.

John R. Kerr

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

1. Regulation 5a of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted: —

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

“ 5a. The rate of $41.25 per week, is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 13 (1) (a) of the Act.”.

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

2.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..........................................................................................................	105.65
Victoria.........................................................................................................................	129.80
Queensland...................................................................................................................	108.80
South Australia..............................................................................................................	129.80
Western Australia..........................................................................................................	104.60
Tasmania......................................................................................................................	120.00
Australian Capital Territory............................................................................................	105.65
Northern Territory.........................................................................................................	129.80

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 4 June 1976.

  Statutory Rules 1975, No. 65, as amended by Statutory Rules 1975. Nos. 67, 166, 205 and 206.

 

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