{"id":"F2011L01300","name":"Human Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 1)","slug":"human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125581,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01300-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Human Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 1)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nHuman Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 1)\n\n \n\nHuman Services (Medicare) Act 1973\n\nI, TANYA PLIBERSEK, Minister for Human Services, make this specification under paragraph 43A (3) (o) of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated   26 June 2011\n\n \n\n \n\nTANYA PLIBERSEK\n\nMinister for Human Services\n\n1 Name of specification\n\n  This specification is the Human Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This specification commences on 1 July 2011.\n\n3 Designated program Act\n\n  For paragraph (o) of the definition ‘designated program Act’ in subsection 43A (3) of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 is specified.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1460},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The specification performs the exact narrow technical function authorized by section 43A(3)(o) of the parent Act: adding one specific Act to the statutory list of designated program Acts."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 very short sections","Single operative provision with no conditions or exceptions","No defined terms within the instrument","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the enabling power in the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document adds the **Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998** (the law governing banking and insurance regulation) to a list of laws that Medicare staff can administer.\n\nUnder the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973, the head of Medicare (now part of Services Australia) can perform functions under certain other laws called \"designated program Acts.\" This instrument simply adds the APRA Act to that list.\n\n**What this means:**\n- Medicare employees can now carry out administrative tasks, process paperwork, or handle claims related to APRA's legislation\n- It does not change banking or insurance rules for the public or businesses\n- It is purely an internal government arrangement about who does the administrative work"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1","history":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-1/documents"}}