1998-1999-2000

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Legislation Amendment (Gap Cover Schemes) Bill 2000

(Amendment to Senate amendments, to be moved on behalf of the Government)

(1)     Senate amendment (3) (proposed new paragraph 73BDD(5)(d) of the National Health Act 1953 ):

                      Omit the paragraph, substitute:

            ; and (d)  an index or method for measuring the inflationary impact of gap cover schemes on the total cost of treatment and the rise in private health insurance premiums.