{"id":"F1997B02729","name":"Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations","slug":"australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"231 of 1997","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29685,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02729-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations","content":"Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2311\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987.\n\nDated 3 September 1997.\n\nWILLIAM DEANE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nMICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE\n\nMinister for Health and Family Services\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations.\n\n> Note: \\[Note: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation  \n> Act 1901, section. 48.\\]\n\nContract value limit\n\n2. For paragraph 23 (a) of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987, the amount of $500,000 is prescribed.\n\n\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\n> Note: NOTE\n\n> Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 September 1997.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":945},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation performs exactly the single function authorised by the parent Act: prescribing a monetary threshold for contract delegation limits. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 provisions total (1 citation, 1 operative)","Single monetary value prescribed ($500,000)","No defined terms","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act section 23(a))"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set a **$500,000 spending limit** for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).\n\n**What it does:**\n*   It determines how much money the AIHW can commit to contracts without needing higher-level approval\n*   Any contract worth **$500,000 or less** can be signed by the Institute under its own authority\n*   Contracts worth **more than $500,000** presumably require approval from the Minister or another higher authority (as specified in section 23 of the parent Act)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   The AIHW itself (Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics)\n*   Anyone contracting with the AIHW for goods or services\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a **financial delegation rule** — a common mechanism in government that sets clear boundaries about who can spend public money and how much they can spend before needing to ask permission from the Minister or Cabinet."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations","history":"/api/acts/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australian-institute-of-health-and-welfare-regulations/documents"}}