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This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Act 2000.
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This Act imposes a fee when an approved pathology authority is granted approval to run a specimen collection centre. The applicant authority must pay $2,000 for a two‑year approval (prorated for shorter periods) before the approval is granted; approvals for centres co‑located with category GX or GY pathology laboratories are excluded and the Act applies to Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Act 2000.
This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Act 2000.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
approval means an approval for a specimen collection centre granted to an approved pathology authority under section 23DNBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973, but does not include an approval where the collection centre is on the same premises as a category GX or category GY pathology laboratory.
Note: Categories of pathology laboratory are prescribed under section 23DBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
approved pathology authority has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973.
This Act extends to: (aa) Norfolk Island; and (a) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and (b) the Territory of Christmas Island.
(1) A tax is imposed on the grant of an approval. (2) For an approval that is granted for a period of 2 years, the tax is $2,000. (3) For an approval that is granted for a period of less than 2 years, the tax is calculated using the formula: View image in the official source where:
approval days is the number of days in the period for which the approval is granted.
Note: Approval Principles made under section 23DNBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973 may prescribe a number of matters, including the period for which an approval may be granted.
(4) The tax is payable by the approved pathology authority that applied for the approval. (5) The tax is payable before the grant of the approval.
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This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Act 2000.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
approval means an approval for a specimen collection centre granted to an approved pathology authority under section 23DNBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973, but does not include an approval where the collection centre is on the same premises as a category GX or category GY pathology laboratory.
Note: Categories of pathology laboratory are prescribed under section 23DBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
approved pathology authority has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973.
This Act extends to: (aa) Norfolk Island; and (a) the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and (b) the Territory of Christmas Island.
(1) A tax is imposed on the grant of an approval. (2) For an approval that is granted for a period of 2 years, the tax is $2,000. (3) For an approval that is granted for a period of less than 2 years, the tax is calculated using the formula: where:
approval days is the number of days in the period for which the approval is granted.
Note: Approval Principles made under section 23DNBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973 may prescribe a number of matters, including the period for which an approval may be granted.
(4) The tax is payable by the approved pathology authority that applied for the approval. (5) The tax is payable before the grant of the approval.