Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Industry Measures) Bill 2002

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 40
Summary: Amends the
National Health Act 1953
in relation to: gap cover schemes; the obligations of health funds to provide information to the public and the Health Insurance Commission; rationalising the structure of the Act; and
Health Insurance Act 1973
to transfer responsibility for registration of billing agents from the Private Health Insurance Administration Council to the Health Insurance Commission. Also contains transitional provisions.

Progress

Senate
21 Mar 2002	Introduced and read a first time
21 Mar 2002	Second reading moved
22 Aug 2002	Second reading agreed to
22 Aug 2002	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
25 Sep 2002	Introduced and read a first time
25 Sep 2002	Second reading moved
25 Sep 2002	Second reading agreed to
25 Sep 2002	Third reading agreed to

08 Oct 2002

Assent

Act no.: 76

Year: 2002

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

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

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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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