{"id":"F2008L03503","name":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 16/2008) (NT)","slug":"health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120583,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03503-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 16/2008) (NT)","content":"AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT  \n\nHEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973\n\nDetermination made under subsection 3(1)\n\n(HIB 16/2008)\n\nI, Peter Callanan, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, pursuant to the powers under paragraph (c) of the definition of 'patient contribution' in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act):\n\n(1) REVOKE all previous determinations made under paragraph (c) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Act in respect of recognised hospitals in the Northern Territory.\n\n(2) DETERMINE for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Act, that the amount of patient contribution is $40.80 per day in respect of recognised hospitals in the Northern Territory.\n\n(3) This determination takes effect on 20 September 2008.\n\nDated this 18th day of September 2008.\n\nPeter Callanan\n\nHospitals Section\n\nPrivate Health Insurance Branch\n\nPosition No: 1206124\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1350},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative determination exercising the specific power under section 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 to set patient contribution amounts. It operates squarely within the original legislative intent to determine daily fees for hospital treatment and does not expand the scope beyond setting the prescribed dollar amount."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a fixed monetary amount ($40.80)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","No cross-references or conditional logic","Simple revocation of previous instruments without transitional arrangements","Extremely short length (3 substantive paragraphs)"],"plain_english_summary":"This legal instrument sets the **daily out-of-pocket fee that patients must pay when admitted to recognised hospitals in the Northern Territory**.\n\nUnder the Health Insurance Act, patients receiving hospital treatment are required to pay a \"patient contribution\" (essentially a co-payment or gap fee) for each day they stay in hospital, even when Medicare or private insurance covers the main costs.\n\nThis determination:\n*   **Revokes** all previous daily fee amounts for Northern Territory hospitals\n*   **Sets the new amount at $40.80 per day** for admissions to recognised hospitals in the NT\n*   **Applied from 20 September 2008**\n\nThe amount is set by a delegate of the Health Minister under powers specifically designed to update these fees administratively without needing new legislation passed by Parliament."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-16-2008-nt/documents"}}