Commonwealth legislation

Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

67 of 2010

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation abolishes older rules that established the Pathology Review Committee under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

What it does

Removes the Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Regulations – wiping out the legal framework for a committee that oversaw pathology services (like blood tests and medical laboratory work) under Medicare.

Who it affects

Primarily affects health practitioners and pathology providers who were subject to oversight by this committee. For most people, this removes an obsolete layer of regulatory review.

Why it matters

This is administrative housekeeping. The repeal suggests the specific review committee structure was no longer needed—likely because its functions were absorbed into other health bodies, became redundant, or were replaced by different oversight mechanisms. It streamlines health regulation by removing defunct rules.

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Current sections

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Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010

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Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 20101

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 67

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 14 April 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Minister for Health and Ageing

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Repeal

The Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Regulations are repealed.

Note

Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

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1 Health Insurance (Pathology Review Committee) Repeal Regulations 2010