Hearing Services Regulations (Amendment) 1992 No. 234
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1992 No. 234
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services
Hearing Services Act 1991
Hearing Services Regulations (Amendment)
The Hearing Services Act 1991 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 20 November 1991 and came into effect on 1 July 1992. This Act established the Australian Hearing Services (AHS) as a statutory authority for the supply by the Commonwealth of hearing aids and services to eligible people.
Section 77 of the Act provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.
Subsection 27(1) of the Act provides for appointed members of the AHS Board to be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, but that if no determination of the Remuneration Tribunal is in operation, they are to be paid such remuneration as is prescribed.
No current Remuneration Tribunal determination applies to the AHS Board because the AHS Board has not been determined to be a category 1 or category 2 board or committee for which standard rates of remuneration are set down.
Subsection 27(2) of the Act indicates that appointed members are to be paid allowances as are prescribed.
Regulation 2 inserts new subregulation 3A in the Hearing Services Regulations which prescribes the level of remuneration for the part-time Chairperson of the AHS and other appointed members, and the level of allowances payable to members for overnight absences from their home city on AHS business.
The Regulations commence on gazettal.