Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Before Senate
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the:
Health Insurance Act 1973
  to permit a trainee medical specialist to perform certain procedures in a private setting under the supervision of a specialist and for the service to attract a Medicare rebate for the supervising specialist;
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
  to enable certain organisations to use the term ‘medicare’ without breaching the Act; and
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
  and
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989
  to make technical amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
19 Sep 2012	Introduced and read a first time
19 Sep 2012	Second reading moved
26 Nov 2012	Second reading debate
27 Nov 2012	Second reading debate
27 Nov 2012	Second reading agreed to
27 Nov 2012	Consideration in detail debate
27 Nov 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
28 Nov 2012	Introduced and read a first time
28 Nov 2012	Second reading moved

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Opposition [sheet 7341] FIERRAVANTI-WELLS, Sen Connie

House of Representatives
Non-Government DUTTON, Peter, MP

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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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.
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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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