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The mandatory service deadline is textually incomplete and has no identifiable trigger.
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A copy of an answer referred to in subrule (1)(a) shall be served on the other parties by the party making the answer within 7 days notice of the date so fixed.
After the expiration of the time for giving an answer under rule 6, the Registrar shall fix a date for the mention of the reference before the Tribunal
The provision is grammatically incomplete and states no operative entitlement or procedure.
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A party interested in the execution or enforcement of an order made by the Tribunal, ex parte, for directions as to the execution or enforcement of the order.
The express “another Territory” limb of “reciprocating State” cannot operate under the supplied definitions.
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corresponding law means a law of a State or of the Australian Capital Territory declared under subsection (3) to be a corresponding law.
reciprocating State means a State or the Australian Capital Territory, or another Territory:
(a) in which a corresponding law is in force; and
(b) in relation to which arrangements are in force under section 7.
are to be transmitted to the appropriate authority in that State or Territory
For ages 55 years to under 55 years and one month, Schedule 1 supplies no unique amount based only on completed years.
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if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 18 years or over and under 55 years and one month, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in completed years at that date
Revised details may be provided after the Member’s response deadline has already expired.
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revise the details proposed to be published and provide the revised details to the Member as soon as practicable;
If the Member is provided with revised details under subregulation (9)(a), or an explanation and notification under subregulation (9)(b), the Member must within 7 weeks of the end of the relevant quarter—
The first paragraph provides that a member must not vote on a question affecting a declarable interest unless the member has first declared that interest. Paragraph (b) separately permits a member who does not participate in debate to make the declaration either before or as soon as practicable after the vote. The post-vote branch directly conflicts with the requirement that the declaration occur before the member votes.
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A member must not vote in any division on a question affecting a
declarable interest unless the member has first declared the
interest to the Assembly.
(b) if the member does not participate in debate on the matter –
before, or as soon as practicable after, a vote is taken on the
question.
Under regulation 5, a natural person holding a current health care card is both a concession fee payer and a standard fee payer because the standard definition does not exclude concession fee payers. Regulations 9(3) and 9(4) consequently prescribe the different Column 4 and Column 5 fees for the same payer and item.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***standard fee payer*** means—
(a) a natural person other than a natural person acting in the capacity of a statutory office holder;
(3) For a standard fee payer, the fee for an item specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is the corresponding fee in Column 4 of that Part.
(4) For a concession fee payer, the fee for an item specified in Column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is the corresponding fee in Column 5 of that Part.
A natural person holding a current health care card, and not acting as a statutory office holder, satisfies both definitions. Regulation 7(3) assigns the column 4 fee, while regulation 7(4) assigns the column 5 fee. Those fees differ for many items—for example, Schedule 1 item 1 specifies 49 fee units and 17.3 fee units respectively. No supplied provision gives either status priority for a single fee payer.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***corporate fee payer*** means an entity other than a standard fee payer or a concession fee payer;
***court official
Regulation 10 classifies contravention of “9(f)” as a regulatory offence, but regulation 9 contains only subregulations (1)–(7) and no provision numbered 9(f).
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An offence of contravening or failing to comply with regulation 7(2)
or 9(f) is a regulatory offence.
An offence against any of subregulations (1) to (5) is an offence of
strict liability.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against
subregulations (1) to (5) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
If multiple nominees all withdraw, the required election cannot produce a valid vote or elected candidate.
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A community visitor who has nominated as a candidate for an election may withdraw from the election by giving notice of withdrawal in writing by a method referred to in regulation 11(2) to the returning officer not later than 12 noon on the nomination day.
If more than one nomination is received, the returning officer must conduct an election.
The returning officer must declare as elected to the board the candidate who received the most votes.
An applicant who ceased to be an officer on 31 December 1994 appears subject to a payment deadline that had already become impossible to meet.
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These Regulations come into operation on
23 June 2018.
An application can only be made while a person is an officer or by a person who ceased to be an officer between 30 November 1993 and 31 December 1994
Except in the case of an applicant who ceased to be an officer prior to 31 December 1994, the applicant's contribution determined under subregulation (6) must be paid before the applicant ceases to be an officer
For ages 72 years to under 72 years and one week, Schedule 1 has no years-and-completed-months entry for age 72.
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if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 55 years and one month or more and under 72 years and one week, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed months at that date
For a person under 75 who has completed 52 weeks since their 72nd, 73rd or 74th birthday, Schedule 1 supplies no matching weekly entry.
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if, at the date of assessment of the impairment benefit, the person is 72 years and one week or more and under 75 years, the amount in Column 2 of Schedule 1 opposite the age of the person in years and completed weeks at that date
An explanation and publication notification may be provided after the Member’s response deadline has already expired.
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provide the Member with an explanation for how the relevant Officer determined the details and notify the Member that the details will be published.
If the Member is provided with revised details under subregulation (9)(a), or an explanation and notification under subregulation (9)(b), the Member must within 7 weeks of the end of the relevant quarter—
The overlapping regulation 5 definitions mean a natural-person concession fee payer is also a standard fee payer. Regulation 12(2) therefore prescribes both 10 fee units under paragraph (a) and 5 fee units under paragraph (b) for that payer's commencement of an unpaid-wages proceeding. Regulation 20(2) resolves this only during the transitional period.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***standard fee payer*** means—
(a) a natural person other than a natural person acting in the capacity of a statutory office holder;
(a) 10 fee units for a standard fee payer; or
(b) 5 fee units for a concession fee payer.
Evidence from a natural-person concession fee payer can establish both standard and concession status under regulation 5. Regulation 19(3)(a) then imposes the applicable Column 4 standard fee while regulation 19(3)(b) imposes the different Column 5 concession fee.
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***concession fee payer*** means a person who holds a current health care card within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth at the time a fee is payable;
***standard fee payer*** means—
(a) a natural person other than a natural person acting in the capacity of a statutory office holder;
(a) establishes the fee payer's status as a standard fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable standard fee specified in Column 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; or
(b) establishes the fee payer's status as a concession fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable concession fee
The overlapping definitions allow the same evidence concerning a natural-person health care card holder not acting as a statutory office holder to establish both statuses. Regulation 17(3)(a) then makes that fee payer liable for the column 4 standard fee, while regulation 17(3)(b) makes the fee payer liable for the column 5 concession fee. The amounts differ for many Schedule 1 items, and no supplied priority rule resolves the conflict for a single fee payer.
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(a) establishes the fee payer's status as a standard fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable standard fee specified in column 4 of Schedule 1; or
(b) establishes the fee payer's status as a concession fee payer, the fee payer is liable to pay the applicable concession fee specified
A sole nominee may withdraw, yet regulation 14 still declares the person who nominated elected.
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A community visitor who has nominated as a candidate for an election may withdraw from the election by giving notice of withdrawal in writing by a method referred to in regulation 11(2) to the returning officer not later than 12 noon on the nomination day.
If only one nomination is received, the candidate who nominated is elected to the board.
If more than one nomination is received, the returning officer must conduct an election.