Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Introduced with the Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010, the bill establishes the national e-health Healthcare Identifiers Service to provide that patients, healthcare providers and provider organisations can be consistently identified.

Progress

House of Representatives
10 Feb 2010	Introduced and read a first time
10 Feb 2010	Second reading moved
10 Mar 2010	Second reading debate
11 Mar 2010	Second reading debate
11 Mar 2010	Second reading agreed to
11 Mar 2010	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 Mar 2010	Introduced and read a first time
15 Mar 2010	Second reading moved
24 Jun 2010	Second reading debate
24 Jun 2010	Second reading agreed to
24 Jun 2010	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 27 Government agreed to
24 Jun 2010	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
24 Jun 2010	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

24 Jun 2010	Text of bill as passed both Houses
28 Jun 2010	Assent Act no.: 72 Year: 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Further supplementary explanatory memorandum
Replacement explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 6156] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
Government [sheet BU269]
Government [sheet BU255]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (24/02/2010): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (15/03/2010)

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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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