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• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Age of Dependants) Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Feb 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to: change the maximum allowable age for people to be covered under a family private health insurance policy as a dependent from up to 24 years of age to up to 31 years of age; and enable people with a disability, regardless of their age, to be covered under a family private health insurance policy as a dependent;

  Age Discrimination Act 2004

  to enable private health insurers to cover older dependent people; and

  Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015

  to substitute the term of dependent persons for dependent children. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Dec 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to: enable certain variations that do not impact the quality, safety or efficacy of medicines to be made by notification to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA); enable Australian designated bodies to undertake conformity assessment of manufacturers of medical devices; alter the requirements for the minister to consult with committees; provide review and appeal rights for persons applying to have new ingredients permitted for use in listed complementary medicines; enable priority approval of therapeutic goods, biologicals and medical devices; specify timeframes within which the secretary must complete actions or make decisions in relation to listed complementary medicines; amend record-keeping arrangements to assist with post-marketing monitoring of medicines and medical devices; provide further grounds on which applications to vary an entry in the register will not be considered to be effective; update terminology and provide for certain public notifications in relation to the recall of therapeutic goods; enable the secretary to obtain certain information from sponsors of listed medicines; and make miscellaneous amendments in relation to powers to approve unapproved goods in the event of a shortage, alignment of cancellation powers, revoking the cancellation of goods cancelled for non-payment of annual charges, information-gathering powers in relation to holders of manufacturing licences, and conditions of inclusion in the register of medical devices; and

  A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999

  and

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to enable health practitioners to supply certain therapeutic goods not on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods to patients under a notification scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to increase the private health insurance rebate from 30 to 35 per cent for people aged 65 to 69 years and to 40 per cent for people aged 70 years and over. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  National Health Act 1953

  to ensure that certain Gold Card holders are not affected by the application of Lifetime Health Cover. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Account Bill 2001

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  Date

  20 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Establishes the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Account and the ministerial arrangements for disbursing funding to the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation or replacement bodies as appropriate. 

  Bill

• Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2001 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australia New Zealand Food Authority Act 1991

  to implement a new food regulatory system as agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments, including the establishment of a new authority, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, and a new Ministerial Council. Also makes a technical correction to the

  Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Act (No. 2) 1997

  and consequential amendments to 5 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health and Other Services (Compensation) Legislation Amendment Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Medical Practitioners' Qualifications and Other Measures) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Jun 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Apr 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2000 [2001]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum