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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 13 Hansard (7 December) . . Page.. 3856 ..


MR HUMPHRIES (continuing):

Clause 36, page 17, line 18, subparagraphs (c) (i) and (ii), omit "city".

Clause 53 -

Page 21, line 24, subclause (1), definition of "ambulance services", omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

" 'ambulance services' means the provision of medical treatment and pre-hospital patient care to a patient and includes the transport by ambulance of a patient;".

Page 22 -

Line 9, subclause (1), definition of "exempt contributions", omit the definition, substitute the following definition:

" 'exempt contributions' has the meaning given by subsection 53A (1) or (2);".

Line 12, subclause (1), insert the following definition:

" 'family rate', in relation to a contributor, means a contributor who is not a contributor at the single rate;".

Line 28, subclause (1), insert the following definition:

" 'patient' means a person who is injured or otherwise suffering from a medical condition;".

Line 32, subclause (1), insert the following definition:

" 'single rate', in relation to a contributor, means a person who is a contributor only in respect of himself or herself.".

New clause -

Division 1 of Part VI of the Bill: Page 23, line 4:

"53A. Meaning of exempt contributions

(1) Contributions are exempt contributions where they are paid into a health benefits fund conducted by a health benefits organisation, by contributors included in a prescribed class of persons for the purpose of securing entitlement to basic health benefits.

(2) Contributions are also exempt contributions where-

(a) the contributions are paid into a health benefits fund conducted by a health benefits organisation for the purpose of securing entitlement to basic health benefits; and

(b) the contributions-

(i) if paid at the single rate-are paid while the contributor is absent from Australia for the prescribed period; or

(ii) if paid at the family rate-are paid while all of the contributors are absent from Australia for the prescribed period.

(3) In subsection (2)-

prescribed period means a continuous period that is not less than the period prescribed for the purposes of this section.".

Amendments -

Clause 54, page 23, line 8, after subclause (1), insert the following new subclause:


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