Second Reading Speeches

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health and Ageing
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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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.

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