Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to enable the minister to determine, by legislative instrument, the maximum increase of benefit payable under the Extended Medicare Safety Net for specified Medicare Benefits Schedule items.

Progress

House of Representatives
28 May 2009	Introduced and read a first time
28 May 2009	Second reading moved
15 Jun 2009	Second reading debate
15 Jun 2009	Second reading agreed to
15 Jun 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
16 Jun 2009	Introduced and read a first time
16 Jun 2009	Second reading moved
20 Aug 2009	Second reading debate
09 Sep 2009	Second reading debate
09 Sep 2009	Second reading agreed to
16 Sep 2009	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Opposition and 1 Australian Greens agreed to
16 Sep 2009	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
16 Sep 2009	Message from Senate reported
17 Sep 2009	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

17 Sep 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
07 Oct 2009	Assent Act no.: 101 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5909] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Family First Party [sheet 5866] FIELDING, Sen Steve
Opposition [sheet 5923] CORMANN, Sen Mathias

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (17/06/2009): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (05/08/2009)

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Helpful information

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 changed 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

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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