Health ref. no.784
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973
ORDER UNDER SUBSECTION 6(1)
I, PETER DUTTON, Minister for Health, pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act), hereby DECLARE that:
(a) Persons included in the specified class, being persons who:
(i) are lawfully residing in Australia;
(ii) are holders of a valid visa issued under the Migration Act 1958;
(iii) are included in the Support for Victims of People Trafficking program; and
(iv) but for this Order, would not be eligible persons for the purposes of the Act,
shall be treated as eligible persons for the purposes of the Act, according to the dates specified in the current Schedule.
(b) This Order shall have effect from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017 inclusive.
Dated this 15th day of December 2014.
PETER DUTTON
MINISTER FOR HEALTH