Health Insurance Amendment (New Zealand Overseas Trained Doctors) Bill 2010

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 certain New Zealand permanent resident and citizen doctors to provide professional services that attract Medicare benefits without being subject to a ten year waiting period (the ‘moratorium’ period); remove the requirement for overseas trained doctors to have both Australian permanent residency or citizenship and medical registration before the moratorium period commences; and provide for a 90 day period in which medical practitioners can appeal against a refusal for an exemption from the moratorium period.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Oct 2009	Introduced and read a first time
21 Oct 2009	Second reading moved
25 Nov 2009	Second reading debate
30 Nov 2009	Second reading debate
30 Nov 2009	Second reading agreed to
30 Nov 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
02 Dec 2009	Introduced and read a first time
02 Dec 2009	Second reading moved
04 Feb 2010	Second reading debate
04 Feb 2010	Second reading agreed to
04 Feb 2010	Third reading agreed to

04 Feb 2010	Text of bill as passed both Houses
19 Feb 2010	Assent Act no.: 7 Year: 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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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

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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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