Commonwealth legislation

Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Proclamation 2012

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This proclamation (a formal legal notice issued by the Governor-General) activates specific parts of the Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Act 2012.

It declares that items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act will commence on 12 October 2012.

What this means:

This document doesn't create new rules itself; it simply switches on (or "commences") provisions contained in the parent Act.
The provisions being activated relate to the Extended Medicare Safety Net—a government program that provides additional rebates to people with high out-of-hospital medical costs once they reach a certain spending threshold.
Without this proclamation, those specific items would remain inactive law, even though the Act had already passed Parliament.

Who made this?

Issued by the Governor-General on the advice of the Federal Executive Council (the formal body of government ministers).
Signed on 11 October 2012, taking effect the following day.

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Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Proclamation 2012

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Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Proclamation 2012

Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Act 2012

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General 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 Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Act 2012, fix 12 October 2012 as the day on which items 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act commence.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 11 October 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TANYA PLIBERSEK

Minister for Health

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Proclamation 2012

Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Act 2012

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 11 October 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

TANYA PLIBERSEK

Minister for Health