Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1975 No. 206

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NURSING HOMES ASSISTANCE ACT 1974.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Nursing Homes Assistance Act 1974.

Dated this sixth day of November, 1975.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

  

Minister of State for Social Security.

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Amendments of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations

Commencement.

1.  These Regulations shall come into operation on 13 November 1975.

2. Regulation 5a of the Nursing Homes Assistance Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—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 $39.75 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.

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.............................................................................................................	105.70
Victoria............................................................................................................................	118.65
Queensland ......................................................................................................................	105.70
South Australia ................................................................................................................	118.65
Western Australia ............................................................................................................	105.70
Tasmania .........................................................................................................................	108.85
Australian Capital Territory ..............................................................................................	105.70
Northern Territory ............................................................................................................	118.65

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 10 November 1975.

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

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