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• Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare and Private Health Insurance) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  to enable registered private health funds to offer insurance plans to cover all out-of-pocket expenses for out-of-hospital Medicare rebatable services in excess of $1 000 in a calendar year; and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to establish a new safety-net for concession card holders to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket expenses for out-of-hospital Medicare rebatable costs which have exceeded $500 in a calendar year; and provide for the introduction of an electronic direct billing option (whereby patients assign their Medicare rebate to their doctor and pay only the gap amount to the doctor), to be available to general practitioners who participate in the General Practice Access Scheme. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• HIH Royal Commission (Transfer of Records) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Provides for the transfer of custody of certain records of the HIH Royal Commission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  in relation to funding and grant levels for the 2002 and 2003 funding years for certain purposes; and

  Australian Research Council Act 2001

  in relation to: the administration and financial management of the Australian Research Council, its advisory structures and research programmes; and extension of ministerial delegations. Also contains transitional and saving provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education, the bill provides for transitional arrangements and consequential amendments to the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  and 11 other Acts as a result of the new funding framework. Also amends the

  Australian National University Act 1991

  and

  Maritime College Act 1978

  in relation to the governance structures of the Australian National University and the Australian Maritime College. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education, the bill amends the proposed

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  to abolish compulsory student unionism in higher education institutions which receive Commonwealth funding. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Support Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Part of a package of three bills to establish a framework for the Commonwealth funding of higher education, the bill replaces the current arrangements under the

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  and provides for: grants (primarily through the Commonwealth Grants Scheme) and other payments to higher education providers; financial assistance to students including: HECS-HELP assistance for student contribution amounts, FEE-HELP assistance for tuition fees, and OS-HELP assistance for overseas study; a Student Learning Entitlement equivalent to 7 years of full-time study; repayment of student loans; administrative matters; provision of higher education in the external Territories; and review of the impact of the proposed Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to introduce new safety-nets to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs incurred for out-of-hospital Medicare services above a specified threshold in a calendar year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• House of Representatives (Northern Territory Representation) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Implements a recommendation of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to maintain at the next federal election the Northern Territory’s representation in the House of Representatives at its current level of two members. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Education, Science and Training 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Higher Education Funding Act 1988

  in relation to funding and grant levels for certain purposes;

  Higher Education Support Act 2003

  in relation to: funding in relation to the Commonwealth Grant Scheme and Other Grants for 2005-07; setting of student contributions and tuition fees; remission of HECS-HELP debts for work experience in industry units; definition of Equivalent Full Time Student Load; and notification of tax file numbers by students; and

  Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003

  to: simplify transitional funding arrangements for University of Notre Dame Australia students; and provide Ministerial discretion to approve funding increases under the Commonwealth Grants Scheme in the first year of implementation (2005) under certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Podiatric Surgery and Other Matters) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to provide for payment of benefits for hospital treatment associated with podiatric surgery;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  in relation to provision of Hospital Casemix Protocol data;

  National Health Act 1953

  to provide for the continuing supply of pharmaceutical benefits in the event of the death of an approved pharmacist; and

  Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995

  and

  Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology and Other Measures) Act 2003

  to correct drafting errors. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum