|
Navigation: Previous Page | Contents | Next Page
Introduced into the House of
Representatives on 19 September 2012
Portfolio: Health and Aging
1.2
This bill makes amendments to the following legislation:
- The Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 to
correct referencing inconsistencies. The amendments are minor and do not change
the intent of the Act or alter any of the regulations.
- The Health Insurance Act 1973 to recognise in primary
legislation the existing policy of permitting a trainee medical specialist to
perform certain procedures in a private setting under the direct supervision of
a specialist, with the procedure being deemed to have been performed by the
supervising specialist and with the supervising specialist retaining the right
to any bulk-billed Medicare benefit associated with the procedures. Since 1
July 2011 delegated legislation has enabled this policy.
- The Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 to ensure that the
term ‘medicare’ can be used by authorised persons without breaching the Act.
- The Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act
1989 to correct an inaccurate description of how chemicals are kept under
the control of Customs during transhipment without affecting the intent of the
exemption provision.
1.3
The statement of compatibility states that the bill does not engage any
human rights.
1.4
The committee has no substantive comments in relation to this bill as
it does not appear to raise any human rights concerns and the statement of
compatibility is adequate.
Navigation: Previous Page | Contents | Next Page
Top
|