EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Commonwealth of Australia

HEARING SERVICES VOUCHER AMENDMENT RULES 2000 (No.1)

NOTES ON SECTIONS

1.  Name of Rules

This section provides that these rules may be cited as the Hearing Services Voucher Amendment Rules 2000 (No. 1).

2. Commencement

This section provides that the rules commence on 1 July 2000.

3. Amendment of Hearing Services Voucher Rules 1997

This section provides that these amendment rules amend the Hearing Services Voucher Rules 1997.

SCHEDULE 1 AMENDMENTS

1. Section 3, definition of Manager

This section removes the definition of Manager from the rules, as that concept is not used in the rules any more. This change occurred to bring the terminology in the rules into line with the legislation on which it is based.

2,3 and 6  Subsection 5(5), Subparagraph 7(1)(d)(ii) and Subparagraph 12(1)(c)(v)

The changes remove all references to the Office of Hearing Services and replace them with references to the Commonwealth. These changes occurred to bring the terminology in the rules into line with the legislation on which it is based.

4 and 5   Paragraph 10(1)(b) and Subsection 10(2)

The changes remove all references to the Manager and replace them with references to the Minister. These changes occurred to bring the terminology in the rules into line with the legislation on which it is based.