Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health and Aged Care
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Health Insurance Act 1973 to: broaden the remit of the Professional Services Review (PSR) to make agreements with any person under review who acknowledges inappropriate practice (including bodies corporate); and introduce new sanctions for persons who fail to respond to a notice to produce documents to the Director of the PSR or to a PSR Committee, or fail to appear at hearings; Health Insurance Act 1973, National Health Act 1953 and Dental Benefits Act 2008 to provide for: the recovery of interest payable on certain debts; the application of administrative penalties to Shared Debt Recovery Scheme debts; the use of financial information gathering powers in debt recovery; Administrative Appeal Tribunal reviews where one or more garnishee notices are issued in relation to certain debts; and clarification of the Commonwealth's ability to recover debts from a person or the estate of a person.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time 03 Aug 2022
Second reading moved 03 Aug 2022
Second reading debate 27 Oct 2022
Second reading agreed to 27 Oct 2022
Third reading agreed to 27 Oct 2022
House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 07 Nov 2022
Second reading moved 28 Nov 2022
Second reading debate 28 Nov 2022
Second reading agreed to 28 Nov 2022
Third reading agreed to 28 Nov 2022
Finally passed both Houses 28 Nov 2022
Assent
  • Act no: 77
  • Year: 2022
05 Dec 2022

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

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