Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003
No. 50, 2003
An Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998
Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003
No. 50, 2003
An Act to amend the Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998, and for related purposes
[Assented to 26 June 2003]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Act 2003.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998
1 Title
Omit “for the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 1998”.
2 Section 3
Insert:
appropriation period means:
(a) the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 1998; or
(b) the period of 5 years starting on 1 July 2003.
3 Section 3 (definition of eligible person)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
eligible person means:
(a) a person who is an eligible person as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973; or
(b) a person who is treated as an eligible person under section 6, 6A or 7 of that Act (but only to the extent to which the person is so treated).
4 Subsection 4(2)
Omit all the words after “during”, substitute “an appropriation period”.
5 Subsection 4(3)
Omit “exceed $31,800,000,000.”, substitute:
exceed:
(a) in respect of the appropriation period starting on 1 July 1998—$31,800,000,000; and
(b) in respect of the appropriation period starting on 1 July 2003—$42,010,000,000.
6 Subsection 4(5)
Omit “30 June 2003”, substitute “the end of an appropriation period”.
7 At the end of subsection 4(5)
Add “in respect of that appropriation period”.
8 Subsection 5(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) A grant of financial assistance under section 4 to a State in relation to a particular appropriation period is (in addition to the condition specified in section 6) subject to:
(a) the conditions applicable to the grant that are specified in an agreement in force between the Commonwealth and the State for that appropriation period; or
(b) if there is no agreement in force specifying the conditions applicable to the grant—the conditions determined by the Minister.
9 At the end of the Act
Add:
7 Delegation
(1) The Minister may, by writing signed by him or her, delegate to an SES employee in the Department any of the Minister’s powers under:
(a) paragraph 4(1)(b); and
(b) subsections 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3), so far as they relate to financial assistance granted under paragraph 4(1)(b).
(2) The delegate is, in the exercise of a power delegated under subsection (1), subject to the directions of the Minister.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 14 May 2003
Senate on 16 June 2003]
(62/03)