{"id":"F2008L03447","name":"Health Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme) Act 2008 - Proclamation","slug":"health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120502,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03447-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme) Act 2008 - Proclamation","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Proclamation\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nHealth Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme) Act 2008\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under item 2 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the Health Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme) Act 2008, fix 1 November 2008 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 16 October 2008\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  Governor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nNICOLA ROXON\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1613},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is purely a commencement instrument that activates existing legislation. It does not expand, limit, or alter the substantive scope of the underlying Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision fixing a commencement date","No defined terms or glossary","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the citation of the enabling power","Document consists of formal recitals plus one substantive paragraph"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal **proclamation** (an official government notice) that switches on part of a law passed by Parliament.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets **1 November 2008** as the start date for Schedule 1 of the Health Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme) Act 2008\n- Officially activates the '90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme' (a Medicare payment arrangement allowing doctors to receive benefits via cheque with a 90-day processing period)\n- Uses the Governor-General's power under the Act to pick when the law takes effect\n\n**Why it matters:**\nEven after Parliament passes a law, it often needs a formal proclamation like this to actually start working. Without this document, the payment scheme reforms would have remained dormant on the statute books."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-amendment-90-day-pay-doctor-cheque-scheme-act-2008-proclamation/documents"}}