National Health Amendment (Continence Aids Payment Scheme) Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
National Health Act 1953
to enable the minister to establish a scheme to provide for payments to eligible persons as a contribution towards the costs of purchasing products that help manage incontinence.

Progress

House of Representatives
12 May 2010	Introduced and read a first time
12 May 2010	Second reading moved
17 Jun 2010	Second reading debate
21 Jun 2010	Second reading debate
21 Jun 2010	Second reading agreed to
21 Jun 2010	Third reading agreed to

Senate
22 Jun 2010	Introduced and read a first time
22 Jun 2010	Second reading moved
24 Jun 2010	Second reading debate
24 Jun 2010	Second reading agreed to
24 Jun 2010	Third reading agreed to

28 Jun 2010

Assent

Act no.: 68

Year: 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Text of bill

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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

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