{"id":"C2004L04867","name":"Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations","slug":"health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"275 of 1986","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27685,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04867-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n![](image.002.png)Statutory Rules 1986 No. 2751\n\nHealth Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\nDated 25 September 1986.\n\nN. M STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency's Command,\n\nNEAL BLEWETT\n\nMinister of State for Health\n\n–––––––––––\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 43) Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1986.\n\nRepeal\n\n3. Statutory Rules 1985 Nos. 149, 229 and 356 and 1986 Nos. 156 and 195 are repealed.\n\nGeneral medical services table\n\n4. The table of medical services, including rules of interpretation of that table, in the Schedule to the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 37) Regulations, being that Schedule—  \n\n(a) as amended by—\n\n(i) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 39) Regulations;\n\n(ii) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 40) Regulations;\n\n(iii) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 41) Regulations; and\n\n(iv) the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 42) Regulations; and\n\n(b) as in force on 30 September 1986,\n\nis prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 4 (2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 September 1986.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2448},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs its core administrative function of updating the Medicare Benefits Schedule. It remains within the original scope of varying fees and medical services, consolidating amendments and repealing superseded regulations without expanding into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of the medical services table from the Schedule to the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 37) Regulations, rather than setting out the fees directly","Cumulative amendment history requiring reference to four separate amending instruments (Nos. 39, 40, 41 and 42)","Bulk repeal of five separate statutory rules","Reference to sub-section 4(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 for statutory authority"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates Medicare’s official benefits schedule and fee levels as of 1 October 1986, repealing outdated 1985–86 regulations and adopting the latest Medicare Benefits Schedule (including prior 1986 changes). It affects doctors and specialists who claim rebates, patients receiving subsidised treatment, and the Health Insurance Commission by ensuring subsidies and fees match current practice."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-variation-of-fees-and-medical-services-no-43-regulations/documents"}}