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NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (NO. 2) 2001 NO. 67

STATUTORY RULES 2001 No. 67

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Health and Aged Care

National Health Act 1953

National Health Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 2)

Sub-section 140(1) of the National Health Act 1953 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters which by the Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

The purpose of the National Health Amendment Regulations 2000 (No. 2) (the Regulations) is to repeal Part 5 of the National Health Regulations 1954.

In December 2000 the National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organisations) Regulations 2000 were approved. These regulations gave effect to provisions of the Health Legislation (Amendment) Act (No. 3) 1999. One element of the National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organisations) Regulations 2000 was the specification of procedures to become a registered health benefits organisation. Registration of the health benefits organisations is a function now with the Private Health Insurance Administration Council.

In implementing the National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organisations) Regulations 2000 there was a minor administrative oversight whereby the earlier regulations pertaining to the registration of registered health benefits organisations contained in Part 5 of the National Health Regulations 1954 were not repealed by the National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organisations) Regulations 2000.

The Regulations repealed Part 5 of the National Health Regulations 1954 these provisions having been replaced by the National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organisations) Regulations 2000.

Details of the Regulations are set out in the Attachment.

The Regulations commenced upon gazettal.

Attachment A

Details of the National Health Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 2).

Regulation 1 - Name of Regulations

Regulation 1 provides that these are the National Health Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 2).

Regulation 2 - Commencement

Regulation 2 provides that the National Health Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 2) commenced upon gazettal.

Regulation 3 - Amendment of the National Health Regulations 1954

Regulation 3 provides that Schedule 1 amends the National Health Regulations 1954.

Schedule 1 - Amendment

Schedule 1 amends the National Health Regulations 1954 by omitting Part 5 of the National Health Regulations 1954.