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1996-97
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Aged Care
(Compensation Amendments) Bill 1997
No.
, 1997
(Health and Family
Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act
1995
9706120—1,190/12.5.1997—(61/97)
Cat. No. 96 7684 8 ISBN 0644 502134
Contents
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health and Other
Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act
1995
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Aged Care (Compensation Amendments) Act
1997.
This Act commences immediately after the commencement of the Aged Care
Act 1997 (other than Division 1 of that Act).
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any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.
1 Paragraph 7(1)(b)
After “care”, insert “or residential
care”.
Note: The heading to section 7 is altered by adding at the
end “or residential care”.
2 Paragraph 7(2)(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) nursing home care or residential care has been provided to the person;
and
(aa) nursing home benefit or residential care subsidy has been paid in
respect of the nursing home care or residential care; and
3 Paragraph 7(2)(b)
After “care”, insert “or residential
care”.
4 Subsection 7(2)
After “benefit” (second last occurring), insert “or
residential care subsidy”.
5 At the end of subsection
7(2)
Add “or residential care subsidy”.
6 Paragraph 8(1)(b)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(b) nursing home care or residential care has been provided to that person
in the course of treatment of, or as a result of, the injury; and
(ba) nursing home benefit or residential care subsidy has already been
paid in respect of that nursing home care or residential care; and
Note: The heading to section 8 is altered by adding at the
end “or residential care subsidy”.
7 At the end of paragraph
8(1)(c)
Add “or residential care subsidy”.
8 At the end of subsection
8(1)
Add “or residential care subsidy”.
9 Paragraph 8(3)(a)
Omit “nursing home”.
10 Paragraph 8(3)(a)
After “expenses”, insert “or residential care
expenses”.
11 Paragraph 8(3)(b)
Omit “nursing home”.
12 Subsection 8(3)
Omit “nursing home” (last occurring).