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Passage History
Purpose
Background
Main Provisions
Contact Officer and Copyright Details
Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection
Centres) Tax Bill 1999
Date Introduced: 9 December 1999
House: House of
Representatives
Portfolio: Health and Aged Care
Commencement: Royal Assent
To impose
formally a tax on the grant of an approval to an approved pathology
authority for an approved [specimen] collection centre.
Refer to the Digest for the Health Insurance
Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1999.
Clause 5 imposes formally a tax on the grant of
an approval to an approved pathology authority for an approved
[specimen] collection centre. The tax for 1 year is $1,000. A
formula is provided for periods of less than one year. The tax is
payable by the approved pathology authority that applied for the
approval. In addition, the tax is payable before the grant of an
approval.
Ian Ireland
11 February 2000
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