Commonwealth legislation

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

231 of 1997

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These Regulations set a $500,000 spending limit for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

What it does:

It determines how much money the AIHW can commit to contracts without needing higher-level approval
Any contract worth $500,000 or less can be signed by the Institute under its own authority
Contracts worth more than $500,000 presumably require approval from the Minister or another higher authority (as specified in section 23 of the parent Act)

Who it affects:

The AIHW itself (Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics)
Anyone contracting with the AIHW for goods or services

Why it matters: This is a financial delegation rule — a common mechanism in government that sets clear boundaries about who can spend public money and how much they can spend before needing to ask permission from the Minister or Cabinet.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2311

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987.

Dated 3 September 1997.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE

Minister for Health and Family Services

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Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations.

Note: [Note: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation
Act 1901, section. 48.]

Contract value limit

For paragraph 23 (a) of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987, the amount of $500,000 is prescribed.

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Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 September 1997.

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1 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 2311

__________________

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations

Dated 3 September 1997.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL WOOLDRIDGE

Minister for Health and Family Services

____________

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Regulations.

Note: [Note: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation
Act 1901, section. 48.]

Contract value limit

For paragraph 23 (a) of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987, the amount of $500,000 is prescribed.

___________________________________________________________

Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 September 1997.