Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety‑nets) Act 2005
No. 163, 2005
An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Extended medicare safety‑net amounts
Health Insurance Act 1973
Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Act 2005
No. 163, 2005
An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1973, and for related purposes
[Assented to 19 December 2005]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety‑nets) Act 2005.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 January 2006.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Extended medicare safety‑net amounts
Health Insurance Act 1973
1 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of concessional safety‑net amount)
Omit “$300”, substitute “$500”.
2 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of extended general safety‑net amount)
Omit “$700”, substitute “$1,000”.
3 Subsection 8(1A) (definition of FTB(A) safety‑net amount)
Omit “$300”, substitute “$500”.
4 Subsection 10A(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of year)
Omit “2005”, substitute “2007”.
5 Application of amendments
The amendments made by items 1 to 4 apply in relation to medical expenses incurred in the year starting on 1 January 2006 and later years.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 23 June 2005
Senate on 11 October 2005]
(116/05)