{"id":"F2010L00852","name":"Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010","slug":"health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"67 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":82743,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2010L00852-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nHealth Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 20101\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 67\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\nDated 14 April 2010\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nNICOLA ROXON\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Regulations are repealed.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2172},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the function indicated by its title—a targeted repeal of specific regulations. It does not expand beyond removing the Pathology Review Committee Regulations, nor does it introduce new regulatory schemes or modify the underlying Health Insurance Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 3) performing a straightforward repeal","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No transitional, saving, or application provisions","Extremely short length (3 sections total)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation **abolishes older rules** that established the Pathology Review Committee under the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\n**What it does**\n* **Removes the Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Regulations** – wiping out the legal framework for a committee that oversaw pathology services (like blood tests and medical laboratory work) under Medicare.\n\n**Who it affects**\n* Primarily affects **health practitioners and pathology providers** who were subject to oversight by this committee. For most people, this removes an obsolete layer of regulatory review.\n\n**Why it matters**\n* This is **administrative housekeeping**. The repeal suggests the specific review committee structure was no longer needed—likely because its functions were absorbed into other health bodies, became redundant, or were replaced by different oversight mechanisms. It streamlines health regulation by removing defunct rules."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-pathology-review-committee-repeal-regulations-2010/documents"}}