{"id":"F2005L02548","name":"National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005 - Proclamation","slug":"national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":37267,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L02548-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005 - 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\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nProclamation\n\nNational Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005\n\nI, JOHN SANDERSON, Administrator 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 National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005, fix 31 October 2005 as the day on which Schedule 1 to that Act commences.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  Great Seal of Australia  on 15 September 2005\n\nJOHN SANDERSON\n\nAdministrator\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nTONY ABBOTT\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":3109},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"As a commencement proclamation, this instrument does not alter the substantive scope of the underlying legislation. It merely triggers the temporal operation of Schedule 1 without expanding, restricting, or modifying its content."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative clause consisting of one sentence","No definitions or interpretation section","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites the empowering provision)","Purely administrative function with no substantive legal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation **activates** Schedule 1 of the National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Act 2005, bringing it into force on **31 October 2005**.\n\n**What it does:**\nThis is the 'on switch' for new rules about how private health insurance covers prostheses (artificial body parts like hip replacements or pacemakers). Before this date, the amendments were just words on paper; after this date, they become enforceable law.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n* Private health insurers (who must pay benefits for listed prostheses)\n* Hospitals and surgeons (who bill for these devices)\n* Patients claiming prostheses benefits under their private cover\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCommencement proclamations like this one are the final step in the legislative process. Without this document, the Parliament's changes to the National Health Act 1953 would sit dormant indefinitely instead of becoming active legal obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation","history":"/api/acts/national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-amendment-prostheses-act-2005-proclamation/documents"}}