{"id":"F2011L00541","name":"Medicare Australia (Functions of Chief Executive Officer) Direction 2011 (No. 1)","slug":"medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":437545,"registerId":"F2011L00541-fast-fetch-1775954360230","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Medicare Australia (Functions of Chief Executive Officer) Direction 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\nMedicare Australia  (Functions of Chief Executive Officer)   Direction 2011 (No. 1)\n\nMedicare Australia Act 1973\n\nI, TANYA PLIBERSEK, Minister for Human Services, give this Direction under paragraph 5(1)(d) of the Medicare Australia Act 1973.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated 28 March 2011\n\nTANYA PLIBERSEK\n\nMinister for Human Services\n\n1                             Name of Direction\n\n  This Direction is the Medicare Australia (Functions of Chief Executive Officer) Direction 2011 (No. 1).\n\n2                             Commencement\n\n  This Direction commences on the day it is registered.\n\n3                             Definitions\n\n In this Direction:\n\nAct means the Medicare Australia Act 1973.\n\nChief Executive Officer has the meaning given in the Medicare Australia Act 1973.\n\nCentrelink means the agency established by subsection 6(1) of the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997.\n\nCentrelink CEO has the same meaning as the expression Chief Executive Officer in the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency Act 1997.\n\n4. Direction to perform function\n\n  Under paragraph 5(1)(d) of the Act, the Chief Executive Officer is directed to perform the function of providing assistance to:\n\n(a)         the Secretary of the Department of Human Services, including in relation to the management of the Department; and\n\n(b)         the Centrelink CEO, including in relation to the management of Centrelink.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2211},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction maintains its original narrow scope of establishing a specific administrative assistance function between agency heads. It has not expanded beyond this coordination purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section","Single operational provision (section 4) with straightforward directive","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the enabling provision in the parent Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction tells the head of Medicare Australia (the Chief Executive Officer or CEO) that they must provide help and support to:\n\n* **The Secretary of the Department of Human Services** – including assistance with running the Department; and  \n* **The head of Centrelink** – including assistance with running Centrelink.\n\nIn practical terms, this ensures that Medicare Australia’s leader works collaboratively with the bosses of other major welfare and health agencies. The Direction was made using powers in the *Medicare Australia Act 1973* that let the Minister set specific tasks for the CEO."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1","history":"/api/acts/medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/medicare-australia-functions-of-chief-executive-officer-direction-2011-no-1/documents"}}