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Human Services (Medicare)
Regulations 1975
Statutory Rules No. 27, 1975
made under the
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
Compilation No. 26
Compilation date: 3 December 2015
Includes amendments up to: SLI No. 212, 2015
Registered: 23 December 2015
Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra
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shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 3 December 2015 (the
compilation date).
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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name of Regulations .........................................................................1
2 Commencement.................................................................................1
3 Definitions.........................................................................................1
3A Person affected by an emergency ......................................................3
Part 2—Prescribed functions—Aged Care Act 4 4 Terms used in this Part ......................................................................4
4A Application ........................................................................................4
5 Request information relating to payments .........................................4
6 Classification of care recipients.........................................................4
7 Renewal and change of classifications ..............................................5
8 Certification of residential care service .............................................6
9 Payment of subsidies .........................................................................6
9A Functions relating to financial hardship.............................................7
10 Notification of start of care................................................................8
11 Reconsideration and review of decisions...........................................8
12 Protection of information...................................................................9
13 Powers of officers..............................................................................9
14 Recovery of overpayments—subsidies............................................10
15 Recovery of overpayments—Subsidies and grants..........................10
16 Extension of time for giving information relating to
application .......................................................................................11
17 Aged Care Principles .......................................................................12
Part 3—Prescribed functions—general 13 18 Prescribed functions ........................................................................13
19 Delegated functions .........................................................................13
20 Functions in relation to prescription shopping.................................13
21 Functions in relation to provision of emergency services................16
23 Function in relation to lifetime health cover....................................18
24 Functions in relation to inappropriate practices ...............................18
25 Functions in relation to provision of pharmaceutical benefits .........19
26 Functions in relation to hearing services .........................................20
27 Functions in relation to military compensation................................22
28 Functions in relation to claims for treatment provided under
certain legislation.............................................................................22
29 Function in relation to registration of sonographers ........................23
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30 Function in relation to mental health care by medical
practitioners .....................................................................................23
30A Functions in relation to National Bowel Cancer Screening
Register............................................................................................23
31 Functions in relation to allocation of identification numbers...........25
Part 4—Miscellaneous 26 32 Prescribed period.............................................................................26
Endnotes 27
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 27
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 29
Endnote 3—Legislation history 30
Endnote 4—Amendment history 33
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Regulation 1
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Human Services (Medicare)
Regulations 1975.
2 Commencement
These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on
19 September 1974.
3 Definitions
In these Regulations:
Act means the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
Aged Care Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.
Aged Care Department means the Department administered by the
Aged Care Minister.
Aged Care Minister means the Minister administering the Aged
Care Act.
Aged Care Secretary means the Secretary of the Aged Care
Department.
Aged Care Transitional Act means the Aged Care (Transitional
Provisions) Act 1997.
approved supplier has the meaning given by subsection 84(1) of
the National Health Act.
de-identified has the meaning given by subsection 6(1) of the
Privacy Act 1988.
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emergency means an emergency or disaster that occurs in
Australia, or that affects one or more Australian citizens or
permanent residents, and includes:
(a) an emergency or disaster that has been the subject of a
declaration under section 80J or 80K of the Privacy Act
1988; or
(b) any circumstance in relation to which the Australian
Government has decided that a program of special assistance
involving the provision of a service, benefit, program or
facility is to be implemented.
Examples:
1 A natural disaster.
2 A terrorist act.
healthcare providers includes:
(a) medical practitioners; and
(b) prescribers; and
(c) pharmacists; and
(d) approved suppliers; and
(e) dentists; and
(f) State and Territory health departments; and
(g) State and Territory mental health authorities; and
(h) private and public pain management clinics; and
(i) private and public alcohol or drug detoxification centres; and
(j) private and public hospitals.
Health Department means the Department administered by the
Minister administering the National Health Act.
Health Insurance Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
lifetime health cover has the meaning given by section 31-1 of the
Private Health Insurance Act.
National Health Act means the National Health Act 1953.
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PBS information means information collected for the
administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme established
under Part VII of the National Health Act.
person affected by an emergency has a meaning affected by
regulation 3A.
personal information has the meaning given by subsection 6 (1) of
the Privacy Act 1988.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations means the National Health
(Pharmaceutical Benefits) Regulations 1960.
Private Health Insurance Act means the Private Health Insurance
Act 2007.
reappraisal period is the period under section 27-2 of the Aged
Care Act in which a reappraisal of the classification of the level of
care needed by an aged care recipient must be made.
State or Territory body means:
(a) a State or Territory Minister; or
(b) a Department of a State or Territory; or
(c) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public
purpose under a law of a State or Territory.
3A Person affected by an emergency
In these Regulations, a reference to a person affected by an
emergency includes:
(a) a person who is indirectly affected by the emergency; and
(b) an individual who has a family member who is directly or
indirectly affected by the emergency; and
(c) an unincorporated organisation that is directly or indirectly
affected by an emergency.
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4 Terms used in this Part
A term that is used in this Part and in the Aged Care Act has the
same meaning in this Part as it has in that Act.
Note: The following terms are defined in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Aged
Care Act:
aged care service
approved provider
flexible care subsidy
protected information
recoverable amount
residential care service.
4A Application
This Part sets out prescribed functions for paragraph 5(1)(e) of the
Act.
5 Request information relating to payments
It is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare, on
behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to request an approved provider
to give the Chief Executive Medicare information relating to
payments made under the Aged Care Act or the Aged Care
Transitional Act, in accordance with subsection 9-3(1) of the Aged
Care Act.
6 Classification of care recipients
Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare:
(a) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to classify a care
recipient in accordance with section 25-1 of the Aged Care
Act according to the level of care the care recipient needs,
relative to the needs of other care recipients;
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(b) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to receive an appraisal
of the level of care needed by a care recipient made under
section 25-3 (and for the purposes of sections 26-1 and 26-2)
of the Aged Care Act;
(c) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to decide under
subsection 26-2(2) of the Aged Care Act, and having regard
to any relevant information under subsection 26-2(3) of that
Act, whether an appraisal of a care recipient was sent in
sufficient time to be received by the Aged Care Secretary, in
the ordinary course of events, within the period specified in
paragraph 26-1(a) or (b) as the case may be.
7 Renewal and change of classifications
The Chief Executive Medicare has the following functions, to be
carried out on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary:
(a) in accordance with section 27-6 of the Aged Care Act:
(i) to receive a reappraisal of the level of care needed by a
care recipient; and
(ii) to renew the classification of a care recipient;
(b) to make a decision under subsection 27-8(2) of the Aged
Care Act:
(i) about whether a reappraisal of the level of care needed
by a care recipient was sent in sufficient time to be
received, in the ordinary course of events, within the
reappraisal period; and
(ii) having regard to any relevant information under
subsection 27-8(3) of that Act;
(c) if the Chief Executive Medicare, acting on behalf of the Aged
Care Secretary, is not satisfied that a reappraisal received
outside the reappraisal period was sent in sufficient time—to
notify the approved provider under subsection 27-8(4) of the
Aged Care Act;
(d) to change a classification of a care recipient in accordance
with subsection 29-1(1) of the Aged Care Act;
(e) in accordance with subsection 29-1(3) of the Aged Care Act,
to review a classification of a care recipient before changing
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the recipient’s classification under subsection 29-1(1) of that
Act;
(f) in accordance with subsection 29-1(4) of the Aged Care Act,
to notify an approved provider that is providing care to a care
recipient that the classification of the care recipient has
changed.
8 Certification of residential care service
It is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare to keep
a record of the payment of application fees for certification of a
residential care service received under paragraph 38-1(2)(b) of the
Aged Care Act.
9 Payment of subsidies
(1) Subject to subregulation (3), each of the following is a prescribed
function of the Chief Executive Medicare:
(a) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to perform the
functions conferred on the Aged Care Secretary by:
(i) Parts 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of the Aged Care Act; and
(ii) Parts 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of the Aged Care Transitional Act;
(b) on behalf of the Commonwealth, to make payments of
subsidies, and do anything necessary for the purpose of
making such payments, in accordance with any of the
provisions mentioned in paragraph (a).
(2) Each of the following is also a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare:
(a) to make a record of information obtained in performing a
function specified by subregulation (1);
(b) to disclose that information to the Aged Care Minister, Aged
Care Secretary or an officer of the Aged Care Department for
use by that person in the exercise of powers under the Aged
Care Act or the Aged Care Transitional Act.
(3) It is not a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare to
do any of the following:
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(a) approve a form that the Aged Care Secretary is required to
approve under:
(i) Part 3.1 or 3.2 of the Aged Care Act; or
(ii) Part 3.1 or 3.2 of the Aged Care Transitional Act;
(b) make a determination under section 42-5 of the Aged Care
Act;
(c) revoke a determination under section 42-6 of the Aged Care
Act;
(d) make a determination under:
(i) subsection 44-20(5) or (6) of the Aged Care Act; or
(ii) subsection 44-20(5) or (6) of the Aged Care Transitional
Act;
(e) under section 44-20A of the Aged Care Act:
(i) require a person to give information or produce a
document; or
(ii) make a determination;
(f) perform a function or exercise a power of the Aged Care
Minister in relation to the determination or payment of a
subsidy under any of the provisions in paragraph (1)(a);
(g) enter into an agreement in relation to the payment of flexible
care subsidy, in accordance with Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the
Subsidy Principles 2014.
9A Functions relating to financial hardship
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), each of the following is a prescribed
function of the Chief Executive Medicare, to be carried out on
behalf of the Aged Care Secretary:
(a) to perform the functions conferred on the Aged Care
Secretary by Division 52K of the Aged Care Act;
(b) to perform the functions conferred on the Aged Care
Secretary by sections 57-14 and 57-15 of the Aged Care
Transitional Act;
(c) to perform the functions conferred on the Aged Care
Secretary by sections 57A-9 and 57A-10 of the Aged Care
Transitional Act.
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(2) It is not a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare to
approve a form that the Aged Care Secretary is required to approve
under a provision mentioned in subregulation (1).
10 Notification of start of care
(1) Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare, to be carried out on behalf of the Aged Care
Secretary:
(a) to receive notice under subsection 63-1B(2) of the Aged Care
Act of a care recipient who enters a residential care service;
(b) to receive notice under Division 2 of Part 3 of the
Accountability Principles 2014 of a care recipient who starts
to be provided with home care.
(2) The prescribed functions in subregulation (1) do not include the
function of approving the form in which notice is to be given.
11 Reconsideration and review of decisions
Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare, to be carried out on behalf of the Aged Care
Secretary:
(a) to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Aged
Care Secretary under Part 6.1 of the Aged Care Act for a
reviewable decision described in any of the following items
of the table in section 85-1 of that Act:
(i) items 28 to 31;
(ii) items 39AA and 39AB;
(iii) items 45 to 49B;
(iv) items 53 to 53D;
(v) items 53F to 53H;
(b) to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Aged
Care Secretary under Part 6.1 of the Aged Care Transitional
Act for a reviewable decision described in any of the
following items of the table in section 85-1 of that Act:
(i) items 39AA to 41;
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(ii) items 44 to 46;
(iii) items 48 to 53C;
(c) to act in any legal proceeding that concerns the exercise of
powers or performance of functions by the Chief Executive
Medicare under paragraph (a) or (b).
12 Protection of information
Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare:
(a) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to make decisions, and
exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Aged
Care Secretary under section 86-3 of the Aged Care Act and
to disclose protected information as permitted by those
paragraphs;
(b) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to make information
about an aged care service publicly available as permitted by
subsections 86-9(1) and (2) of the Aged Care Act.
13 Powers of officers
Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare:
(a) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to appoint a person by
written instrument under section 90-3 of the Aged Care Act
to be an authorised officer for the purposes of section 93-1 of
that Act, but only in relation to a matter described in
paragraph 93-1(2)(b) of that Act;
(b) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to obtain information
and documents in accordance with subsection 93-1 (1) of the
Aged Care Act, by requiring a person to attend before an
authorised officer, but only in relation to a matter described
in paragraph 93-1(2)(b) of that Act;
(c) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to cause an identity
card to be issued in accordance with section 94-1 of the Aged
Care Act:
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(i) to each person appointed by the Chief Executive
Medicare under the function prescribed by
paragraph (a); and
(ii) which specifies, in addition to the matters mentioned in
subsections 94-1(2) and (3) of the Aged Care Act, that
the person to whom the card is issued is appointed as an
authorised officer only in relation to a matter described
in paragraph 93-1(2)(b) of that Act.
14 Recovery of overpayments—subsidies
(1) Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare:
(a) to investigate whether the Commonwealth has paid to a
person, by way of subsidy under Chapter 3 of the Aged Care
Act or Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Transitional Act, an
amount that is a recoverable amount;
(b) on behalf of the Commonwealth, to take action to recover an
amount that is a recoverable amount (or part of it):
(i) under section 95-2 of the Aged Care Act, in a court of
competent jurisdiction; or
(ii) by any other means;
(c) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to determine to do
anything permitted by section 95-6 of the Aged Care Act in
relation to a debt or class of debts arising, or an amount of a
debt payable, under Chapter 3 of that Act or Chapter 3 of the
Aged Care Transitional Act.
(2) In this regulation:
recoverable amount has the meaning given by subsection 95-1(1)
of the Aged Care Act.
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(1) Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief
Executive Medicare:
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(a) to decide, for section 95-3 of the Aged Care Act, if a
recoverable amount (or part of it) that an approved provider
is liable to pay should be deducted from one or more other
amounts payable to the approved provider under that Act or
the Aged Care Transitional Act;
(b) to decide, for section 95-4 of the Aged Care Act, if a
recoverable amount (or part of it) should be deducted from
one or more other amounts payable under that Act or the
Aged Care Transitional Act to a transferee (within the
meaning given by section 95-4 of the Aged Care Act);
(c) to decide:
(i) if the Commonwealth is liable to make a refund to a
transferee (within the meaning given by section 95-5 of
the Aged Care Act) under subsection 95-5(1) of that
Act; and
(ii) if the Commonwealth is liable to make a refund under
subsection 95-5(1) of the Aged Care Act—the amount
of the refund payable to a transferee mentioned in
subparagraph (i) in accordance with subsection 95-5(2)
of that Act.
16 Extension of time for giving information relating to application
(1) It is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare, on
behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, under subsection 96-7(2) of the
Aged Care Act:
(a) to receive and consider an applicant’s request to extend a
period in which the applicant has been requested to give
further information in relation to an application under that
Act; and
(b) to extend the period if the Chief Executive Medicare
considers it appropriate to do so.
(2) It is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare, on
behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, under subsection 96-7(2) of the
Aged Care Transitional Act:
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(a) to receive and consider an applicant’s request to extend a
period in which the applicant has been requested to give
further information in relation to an application under that
Act; and
(b) to extend the period if the Chief Executive Medicare
considers it appropriate to do so.
17 Aged Care Principles
(1) This regulation applies if:
(a) it is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare
under this Part to perform a function, or exercise a power, of
the Aged Care Secretary on behalf of the Aged Care
Secretary; and
(b) the performance of that function or the exercise of that power
by the Aged Care Secretary requires or permits the Aged
Care Secretary to act under, or in accordance with, a
provision of any Principles made under section 96-1 of the
Aged Care Act or section 96-1 of the Aged Care Transitional
Act.
(2) It is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare to act
on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary under, or in accordance with,
the relevant provision of the Principles.
(3) This regulation is for the avoidance of doubt.
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18 Prescribed functions
For paragraph 5(1)(e) of the Act, this Part prescribes functions of
the Chief Executive Medicare.
19 Delegated functions
(1) A prescribed function is to perform functions delegated to the
Chief Executive Medicare under:
(a) a law of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a law of a State or Territory.
(2) Paragraph (1)(b) applies only if the Chief Executive Medicare is
allowed by sections 8AD and 8AE of the Act to perform the
function.
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(1) A prescribed function is to detect and prevent prescription
shopping, which includes the functions mentioned in this
regulation.
(2) The Chief Executive Medicare may use PBS information
(including personal information) for the performance of the
functions mentioned in this regulation.
(3) The education and prevention function is to:
(a) promote awareness of the Prescription Shopping Program to
healthcare providers, prescription shoppers and the general
public; and
(b) promote measures to assist healthcare providers to manage
prescription shoppers or people who may be at risk of
prescription shopping; and
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(c) educate healthcare providers and prescription shoppers about
the law and requirements within which the Prescription
Shopping Program operates; and
(d) encourage prescription shoppers to have a nominated
prescriber; and
(e) encourage prescribers to become nominated prescribers; and
(f) encourage communication between prescribers, approved
suppliers and pharmacists; and
(g) discourage inefficient and improper use of pharmaceutical
benefits.
(4) The identification and detection function is to:
(a) identify prescription shoppers, prescribers prescribing
pharmaceutical benefits to prescription shoppers and
approved suppliers supplying pharmaceutical benefits to
prescription shoppers; and
(b) establish and maintain databases containing information
about prescription shoppers; and
(c) detect and identify prescription shoppers who may be
improperly using, stockpiling, swapping, diverting or
illegally dealing with pharmaceutical benefits.
(5) The disclosure function is to:
(a) disclose PBS information about whether a person is or is not
a prescription shopper; and
(b) disclose PBS information about a prescription shopper to:
(i) the prescription shopper; and
(ii) a prescriber, to assist the prescriber to make decisions
about prescribing to a prescription shopper who has
visited or is visiting that prescriber or is a patient of that
prescriber; and
(iii) an approved supplier who is proposing to supply, or has
supplied, pharmaceutical benefits to the prescription
shopper, to assist the approved supplier (or a pharmacist
employed by the approved supplier) to make decisions
about supplying pharmaceutical benefits to that
prescription shopper.
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(6) The Chief Executive Medicare may perform the disclosure
function for the following purposes:
(a) administering and enforcing the Chief Executive Medicare’s
functions under the National Health Act;
(b) protecting public revenue;
(c) discouraging inefficient and improper use of pharmaceutical
benefits.
(7) The evaluation and reporting function is to use PBS information
and information collected by the Chief Executive Medicare under
the National Health Act to:
(a) evaluate the Prescription Shopping Program; and
(b) report (using de-identified PBS information) to the Health
Department and other bodies on the administration and
outcomes of the Program.
(8) In this regulation:
nominated prescriber, in relation to a prescription shopper, means
a prescriber nominated by the prescription shopper from time to
time to be that person’s main prescriber.
prescriber means a person who is authorised to prescribe a
pharmaceutical benefit or purports to be authorised to prescribe a
pharmaceutical benefit.
prescription shopper has the meaning given by subregulation (9).
Prescription Shopping Program means the program administered
by the Department and the Health Department to reduce doctor
shopping.
target pharmaceutical benefits means pharmaceutical benefits in
any of the following categories of the Anatomical Therapeutic
Chemical classification system:
(a) N02 (Analgesics);
(b) N03 (Antiepileptics);
(c) N04 (Anti-Parkinson Drugs);
(d) N05 (Psycholeptics);
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(e) N06 (Psychoanaleptics);
(f) N07 (Other central nervous system drugs);
(g) R03 (Drugs for obstructive airway diseases);
(h) C10A (Serum lipid reducing agents);
(i) A02B (Drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux
diseases);
(j) J01 (Antibacterials for systemic use);
(k) M01 (Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products);
(l) A10A (Insulin and analogues);
(m) C02 (Antihypertensives).
Note: The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system is
published by the World Health Organisation’s Collaborating Centre
for Drug Statistics Methodology.
(9) In this regulation, prescription shopper means a person who,
within any 3 month period:
(a) has had supplied to him or her pharmaceutical benefits
prescribed by 6 or more different prescribers; or
(b) has had supplied to him or her a total of 25 or more target
pharmaceutical benefits; or
(c) has had supplied to him or her a total of 50 or more
pharmaceutical benefits.
(10) Paragraph (9)(a) does not include a prescriber who is a specialist
within the meaning of subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act
and who has prescribed pharmaceutical benefits to a person in that
capacity.
21 Functions in relation to provision of emergency services
(1) The following are prescribed functions:
(a) providing a service, benefit, program or facility to a person
affected by an emergency (an emergency service);
(b) participating in disaster policy and planning activities,
including activities undertaken by disaster policy and
planning committees.
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(2) Without limiting subregulation (1), the Chief Executive Medicare
may perform the functions for, or under an arrangement with, a
State or Territory body.
(3) The function mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) includes the following:
(a) establishing and maintaining a register of persons affected by
the emergency;
(b) receiving, processing, investigating, deciding and paying
claims for assistance;
(c) operating a telephone enquiry line;
(d) providing call centre assistance;
(e) making arrangements for health assessments and other
assistance in relation to health care;
(f) referring a person to another organisation if the person
requires assistance provided by that organisation;
(g) working with, and providing information to, other
government and non-government bodies in relation to the
provision of assistance;
(h) providing information to a State or Territory body about a
person affected by the emergency that will assist the State or
Territory body to provide a payment, benefit or other
assistance to the person;
(i) undertaking action (including starting legal proceedings) to
recover payments that should not have been made;
(ij) disclosing statistical information (including de-identified
information from the register mentioned in paragraph (a))
about assistance provided;
(k) undertaking compliance, audit, review, investigation,
enforcement and recovery services ancillary to the
emergency service.
(4) Information in subregulation (3) includes personal information.
(5) If the Chief Executive Medicare provides an emergency service to
a person, or the person makes a request for an emergency service,
the Chief Executive Medicare may:
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(a) collect information about the person or the person’s family,
including personal information; and
(b) maintain records about the emergency service or the request.
23 Function in relation to lifetime health cover
(1) A prescribed function is to assist the Health Department with
communications to members of the public about lifetime health
cover.
(2) This function includes:
(a) identifying persons who have become subject to, or will soon
become subject to, the operation of lifetime health cover; and
(b) providing persons identified under paragraph (a) with
information about lifetime health cover received by the Chief
Executive Medicare from the Health Department; and
(c) providing information and reports on matters relating to
lifetime health cover to the Health Department.
(3) In performing this function, the Chief Executive Medicare may use
personal information collected for the performance of the medicare
functions.
24 Functions in relation to inappropriate practices
(1) The following are prescribed functions:
(a) devising and implementing measures to:
(i) prevent practitioners and other persons from engaging
in inappropriate practice; and
(ii) detect cases where practitioners or other persons have
engaged in inappropriate practice in relation to
rendering or initiating services; and
(iii) prevent or detect activities relating to claims for
medicare benefits, or receipt of medicare benefits, that
may constitute an offence under the Health Insurance
Act, the Crimes Act 1914 or the Criminal Code;
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(b) if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a person has
engaged in inappropriate practice, investigating the conduct
of the person to decide whether to make a request under
subsection 86(1) of the Health Insurance Act for the
provision of services by the person to be reviewed;
(c) investigating cases where there are reasonable grounds to
suspect that:
(i) an act in relation to a claim for medicare benefits, or
receipt of medicare benefits, may constitute an offence
under the Health Insurance Act, the Crimes Act 1914 or
the Criminal Code; or
(ii) a person may have committed an offence against
section 23DP, 106D or 106EA, or subsection 19D(2),
19D(7), 106E(1) or 106E(2), of the Health Insurance
Act;
(d) if an investigation under paragraph (c) discloses enough
evidence for a prosecution, referring the case and the
evidence to the Australian Federal Police or the Director of
Public Prosecutions;
(e) undertaking action (including starting legal proceedings) to
recover from a person an amount of medicare benefit that is
recoverable by the Commonwealth, including under the
Health Insurance Act.
(2) In this regulation:
inappropriate practice has the meanings given by section 82 of the
Health Insurance Act.
practitioner has the meaning given by section 81 of the Health
Insurance Act.
service has the meaning given by section 81 of the Health
Insurance Act.
25 Functions in relation to provision of pharmaceutical benefits
The following are prescribed functions:
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(a) processing claims for payment relating to the provision of
pharmaceutical benefits under Part VII of the National Health
Act, and making payments of those claims;
(b) on behalf of the Repatriation Commission, processing claims
for payment relating to the provision of pharmaceutical
benefits under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 and the
Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment)
Act 2006, and making payments of those claims;
(c) on behalf of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation
Commission, processing claims for payment relating to the
provision of pharmaceutical benefits under the Military
Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004, and making
payments of those claims;
(d) devising and implementing measures to prevent or detect
contraventions of Part VII of the National Health Act or the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Regulations;
(e) investigating cases where there are reasonable grounds to
suspect that an act in relation to the provision of a
pharmaceutical benefit may constitute an offence under the
National Health Act, the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Regulations, the Crimes Act 1914 or the Criminal Code;
(f) if an investigation under paragraph (e) discloses enough
evidence for a prosecution, referring the case and the
evidence to the Australian Federal Police or the Director of
Public Prosecutions;
(g) undertaking action (including starting legal proceedings) to
recover from a person an amount relating to a pharmaceutical
benefit that is recoverable by the Commonwealth, including
under the National Health Act or the Pharmaceutical Benefits
Regulations.
26 Functions in relation to hearing services
(1) The following are prescribed functions:
(a) acting as the claims acceptance body for section 21 of the
Hearing Services Administration Act 1997;
(b) acting as the claims payment body for that section.
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(2) Subregulation (1) has effect only when a declaration that the Chief
Executive Medicare is the claims acceptance body or the claims
payment body for the purposes of section 21 of the Hearing
Services Administration Act 1997 is in force.
(3) Each of the functions in subregulation (1) includes:
(a) recovering a service provider debt under section 24 of the
Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 if:
(i) the debt is apparent from the records of the Chief
Executive Medicare; or
(ii) the Health Department notifies the Chief Executive
Officer of the debt; and
(b) disclosing the following information to the Health
Department about a claim accepted or paid by the Chief
Executive Medicare:
(i) client number;
(ii) voucher number;
(iii) date on which the claim was submitted;
(iv) date on which the claim was processed;
(v) date of the service to which the claim relates;
(vi) provider number;
(vii) practitioner number;
(viii) site identification;
(ix) item number;
(x) hearing loss details for right and left ears;
(xi) details of the device fitted to the client, whether fitted to
the left or right ear, and fitting configuration;
(xii) date on which the device was fitted;
(xiii) details of top-up devices;
(xiv) contracted service provider’s certification details;
(xv) client certification details;
(xvi) cost to the client;
(xvii) payment details;
(xviii) a code showing the reason a claim or an element of a
claim was rejected;
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(xix) any other details about the processing of the claim.
(4) In this regulation:
client means a person who received a hearing service for which a
claim has been made.
contracted service provider has the meaning given by section 4 of
the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997.
hearing services has the meaning given by section 4 of the
Hearing Services Administration Act 1997.
voucher has the meaning given by section 4 of the Hearing
Services Administration Act 1997.
27 Functions in relation to military compensation
The following are prescribed functions:
(a) processing, on behalf of the Military Rehabilitation and
Compensation Commission, claims for compensation under
Chapter 6 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation
Act 2004;
(b) making payments for those claims.
28 Functions in relation to claims for treatment provided under
certain legislation
The following are prescribed functions:
(a) processing, on behalf of the Repatriation Commission and
the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission,
claims for payment in relation to:
(i) the provision of medical treatment under Division 2 of
Part IV of the Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances
Regulations, as in force on 30 June 1994; and
(ii) the provision of treatment under the following Acts:
(A) Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests
(Treatment) Act 2006;
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(B) Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
2004;
(C) Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation
Act 1988;
(D) Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986;
(b) making payments for those claims.
29 Function in relation to registration of sonographers
A prescribed function is to establish and maintain a register of
sonographers.
30 Function in relation to mental health care by medical
practitioners
A prescribed function is to establish and maintain a register of
medical practitioners who may provide focused psychological
strategies under the Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists
and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule
Initiative administered by the Health Department.
30A Functions in relation to National Bowel Cancer Screening
Register
(1) The following are prescribed functions:
(a) to establish, maintain and administer a register of:
(i) bowel cancer screening test results; and
(ii) the screening and detection history of people described
in subregulation (2); and
(iii) other relevant information in relation to such people;
(b) to invite people to undergo bowel cancer screening at
appropriate intervals;
(c) to supply faecal occult blood test kits to people;
(d) to provide personal information about a person’s bowel
cancer screening and detection history to a medical
practitioner to assist the medical practitioner in advising the
person about options for the person’s clinical management;
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(e) to provide personal information about a person to the
Department administered by the Minister administering the
Health Insurance Act 1973 to assist in investigating
complaints and other matters raised by, or concerning, the
person;
(f) to provide personal information to the Australian Institute of
Health and Welfare to assist in:
(i) assessing the accuracy of screening tests; and
(ii) monitoring, and control of the quality of performance
of, the functions mentioned in this subregulation;
(g) to provide personal information to State and Territory
Departments and authorities with responsibility for health
matters, to assist in arranging follow-up of people who have
had positive screening test results;
(h) to provide de-identified information to:
(i) the Department administered by the Minister
administering the Health Insurance Act 1973; and
(ii) the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare;
to assist in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the
program constituted by the functions mentioned in this
subregulation;
(i) to make payments on behalf of the Commonwealth to
medical practitioners, or other persons authorised by medical
practitioners to receive the payments, for the transfer of
information.
(2) For subparagraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (iii), the people are as follows:
(a) people undergoing bowel cancer screening;
(b) people whom the Chief Executive Medicare invites to
undergo bowel cancer screening;
(c) people whom the Chief Executive Medicare:
(i) considers inviting to undergo bowel cancer screening;
but
(ii) decides not to invite to undergo the screening.
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(3) The following information may be used for the purposes of the
functions mentioned in subregulation (1):
(a) information acquired by a person in the performance of the
person’s duties, or in the exercise of the person’s powers or
functions, under the Health Insurance Act 1973;
(b) information acquired by a person in the performance of the
person’s duties, or in the exercise of the person’s powers or
functions, under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986.
(4) The program constituted by the functions mentioned in
subregulation (1) is to be known as the National Bowel Cancer
Screening Register.
31 Functions in relation to allocation of identification numbers
The following are prescribed functions:
(a) allocating identification numbers for the purposes of the
National Health Act to medical practitioners and to
participating dental practitioners;
(b) allocating identification numbers for the purposes of the
Health Insurance Act to the following persons in relation to
the person’s places of practice:
(i) practitioners;
(ii) approved pathology practitioners;
(iii) participating midwives;
(iv) participating nurse practitioners;
(v) participating optometrists;
(vi) persons providing health services determined under
section 3C of that Act.
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Regulation 32
Part 4—Miscellaneous
32 Prescribed period
For paragraph 41C(8)(a) of the Act, the prescribed period is the
period of 2 years that commenced on 1 January 1981.
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnotes about misdescribed amendments and other matters are included in a
compilation only as necessary.
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that
has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes
commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving
or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at
the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information
about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance
with a provision of the law.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe
the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can
be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled
law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included
in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the
abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment
included in the amendment history.
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Endnote 1—About the endnotes
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
A = Act o = order(s)
ad = added or inserted Ord = Ordinance
am = amended orig = original
amdt = amendment par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
/sub-subparagraph(s)c = clause(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x pres = present
Ch = Chapter(s) prev = previous
def = definition(s) (prev…) = previously
Dict = Dictionary Pt = Part(s)
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Div = Division(s) Reg = Regulation/Regulations
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have reloc = relocated
effect renum = renumbered
F = Federal Register of Legislative Instruments rep = repealed
gaz = gazette rs = repealed and substituted
LI = Legislative Instrument s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
effect SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment SR = Statutory Rules
cannot be given effect Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
mod = modified/modification SubPt = Subpart(s)
No. = Number(s) underlining = whole or part not
commenced or to be commenced
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Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Number and year FRLI registration or Commencement Application, saving
gazettal and transitional
provisions
1975 No. 27 25 Feb 1975 19 Sept 1974
1976 No. 21 30 Jan 1976 30 Jan 1976 —
1976 No. 146 22 July 1976 22 July 1976 —
1982 No. 249 1 Oct 1982 1 Oct 1982 —
1983 No. 88 30 June 1983 30 June 1983 —
1983 No. 152 1 Sept 1983 r. 1: 29 Oct 1982 —
Remainder:
1 Sept 1983
1984 No. 321 2 Nov 1984 2 Nov 1984 —
1985 No. 41 24 Apr 1985 24 Apr 1985 —
1985 No. 70 20 May 1985 20 May 1985 —
1986 No. 127 6 June 1986 6 June 1986 —
1987 No. 165 31 July 1987 1 Aug 1987 —
1989 No. 55 14 Apr 1989 14 Apr 1989 —
1989 No. 96 26 May 1989 r. 3: 24 Apr 1985 r. 5
rr. 2 and 4:
22 May 1986
Remainder:
26 May 1989
1989 No. 195 17 July 1989 17 July 1989 —
1991 No. 443 19 Dec 1991 19 Dec 1991 —
1992 No. 241 29 July 1992 29 July 1992 —
1993 No. 81 17 May 1993 17 May 1993 —
1993 No. 89 28 May 1993 1 May 1993 —
1993 No. 197 20 July 1993 1 May 1993 —
1993 No. 217 17 Aug 1993 1 Apr 1993 —
1994 No. 102 19 Apr 1994 19 Apr 1994 —
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Endnote 3—Legislation history
Number and year FRLI registration or Commencement Application, saving
gazettal and transitional
provisions
1994 No. 257 28 July 1994 28 July 1994 r. 4
1994 No. 404 8 Dec 1994 8 Dec 1994 —
1994 No. 450 30 Dec 1994 rr. 3 and 4.4–4.6: —
9 June 1993
Remainder:
30 Dec 1994
1995 No. 24 28 Feb 1995 28 Feb 1995 —
1995 No. 286 10 Oct 1995 10 Oct 1995 —
1995 No. 375 6 Dec 1995 1 Jan 1996 —
1995 No. 440 22 Dec 1995 1 Jan 1996 —
1996 No. 159 24 July 1996 1 Aug 1996 —
1996 No. 322 23 Dec 1996 1 Dec 1996 —
1997 No. 286 8 Oct 1997 8 Oct 1997 —
1997 No. 332 3 Dec 1997 3 Dec 1997 —
1997 No. 396 24 Dec 1997 1 Jan 1998 —
1998 No. 67 24 Apr 1998 27 Apr 1998 (see r. 1 —
and Gazette 1998, No.
S167)
1998 No. 103 27 May 1998 27 May 1998 —
1998 No. 124 9 June 1998 r. 4: 15 June 1998 —
Remainder: 10 June
1998
2001 No. 276 5 Oct 2001 rr. 1–3 and Schedule 1: —
5 Oct 2001
Remainder: 1 Dec 2001
(see r. 2 and Gazette
2001, No. GN41)
2001 No. 277 5 Oct 2001 5 Oct 2001 —
2002 No. 142 27 June 2002 1 July 2002 —
2002 No. 253 31 Oct 2002 1 Nov 2002 —
2003 No. 161 26 June 2003 26 June 2003 —
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Endnote 3—Legislation history
Number and year FRLI registration or Commencement Application, saving
gazettal and transitional
provisions
2004 No. 182 1 July 2004 1 July 2004 —
2005 No. 207 19 Sept 2005 1 Oct 2005 (r 2) —
(F2005L02673)
2005 No. 220 19 Oct 2005 20 Oct 2005 (r 2) —
(F2005L03040)
2009 No. 197 3 Aug 2009 4 Aug 2009 (r 2) —
(F2009L02998)
2011 No. 120 30 June 2011 1 July 2011 (r 2) —
(F2011L01364)
81, 2014 16 June 2014 1 July 2014 (s 2) —
(F2014L00725)
212, 2015 2 Dec 2015 3 Dec 2015 (s 2(1) —
(F2015L01917) item 1)
Act Number Assent Commencement Application,
and year date saving and
transitional
provisions
Health Legislation 54, 1983 1 Oct 1983 s 71(2): 1 Oct 1983 —
Amendment Act 1983 (s 2(1))
Health Insurance 159, 1997 11 Nov Sch 2: 11 Nov 1997 Sch 2 (items 4–6)
Commission (Reform 1997 (s 2(1))
and Separation of
Functions) Act 1997
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Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
Part 1
Part 1 heading................................ad. 2005 No. 220
r. 1.................................................rs. 2001 No. 277; 2005 No. 207
rs. 2011 No. 120
r. 2A ..............................................ad. 1976 No. 146
am. 1987 No. 165; 1989 Nos. 96 and 195
renum r 3.......................................2005 No. 207
r. 3.................................................rs. 2005 No. 220
(prev r 2A) am. 2009 No. 197
r. 3.................................................rs. 2011 No. 120
am No 81, 2014; No 212, 2015
r. 3A ..............................................ad. 2009 No. 197
rs. 2011 No. 120
r. 2AB............................................ad. 1994 No. 450
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3.................................................rep. 1982 No. 249
ad. 1983 No. 88
rep. Act No. 54, 1983
ad. 1985 No. 70
am. 1987 No. 165; 1992 No. 241; 1994 No. 257; 1996 No. 322; Act
No. 159, 1997; 1998 No. 103
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3A ..............................................ad. 1987 No. 165
am. 1994 No. 257; Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3B ..............................................ad. 1989 No. 55
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
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Provision affected How affected
r. 3C ..............................................ad. 1989 No. 55
am. 1989 No. 195; Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3D ..............................................ad. 1989 No. 195
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3E...............................................ad. 1989 No. 195
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3F...............................................ad. 1992 No. 241
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3G ..............................................ad. 1993 No. 81
am. 1993 No. 217; Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3H ..............................................ad. 1993 No. 89
rs. 1997 No. 332
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3I................................................ad. 2004 No. 182
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3J ...............................................ad. 1994 No. 102
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3K ..............................................ad. 1994 No. 102
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3L...............................................ad. 1994 No. 102
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3M .............................................ad. 1994 No. 102
am. 1995 No. 24; Act No. 159, 1997; 2001 No. 276
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Provision affected How affected
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3N ..............................................ad. 1994 No. 102
am. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3P...............................................ad. 1994 No. 404
am. 1995 No. 286; 1996 Nos. 159 and 322; Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 1998 No. 124
r. 3Q ..............................................ad. 1995 No. 375
am. 1995 No. 440; Act No. 159, 1997
rs. 1997 No. 286
rep. 1998 No. 124
r. 3R .............................................ad. 1998 No. 67
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3S...............................................ad. 2001 No. 277
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3T...............................................ad. 2002 No. 142
am. 2002 No. 253
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3U ..............................................ad. 2003 No. 161
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3V ..............................................ad. 2003 No. 161
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 3W .............................................ad. 2003 No. 161
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 4.................................................rep. 1982 No. 249
ad. 1983 No. 152
rs. 1985 No. 41
am. 1989 No. 96; Act No. 159, 1997; 2001 No. 277
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 4A ..............................................ad. 1985 No. 41
rs. 1989 No. 195
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Provision affected How affected
am. 1993 Nos. 81 and 197; 1994 Nos. 404 and 450; 1995 Nos. 24 and 375;
1997 No. 396
rs. Act No. 159, 1997
rep. 2005 No. 207
r. 4B ..............................................ad. 1986 No. 127
am. 1991 No. 443
rep. 2005 No. 207
Part 2
r. 4 .................................................ad. 2005 No. 220
r. 4A ..............................................ad. 2009 No. 197
r. 5.................................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120
rs No 81, 2014
r. 6.................................................ad. 1976 No. 146
rep. 2005 No. 207
ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2009 No. 197; No 81, 2014
r. 7.................................................ad. 2005 No. 220
rs. 2009 No. 197
am. 2011 No. 120; No 81, 2014
r. 8.................................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120
r. 9.................................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120
rs No 81, 2014
r 9A ...............................................ad No 81, 2014
r. 10 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120
rs No 81, 2014
r. 11 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
rs. 2009 No. 197
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Provision affected How affected
am. 2011 No. 120
rs No 81, 2014
r. 12 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120; No 81, 2014
r. 13 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120; No 81, 2014
r. 14 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120; No 81, 2014
r. 15 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120; No 81, 2014
r. 16 ...............................................ad. 2005 No. 220
am. 2011 No. 120; No 81, 2014
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r. 5.................................................rs. 1976 No. 21
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ad. 1984 No. 321
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Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
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