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Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2014

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Health

Summary

Amends the Health Insurance Act 1973 to: increase the general threshold of the Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN) to $2000 from 1 January 2015; and enable the Chief Executive Medicare to determine the manner in which families are contacted to confirm their family composition for EMSN purposes.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 26/03/14  
Second reading moved 26/03/14  
Second reading debate 23/06/14  
Referred to Federation Chamber 23/06/14  
Second reading agreed to 23/06/14  
Reported from Federation Chamber 23/06/14  
Third reading agreed to 23/06/14  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 24/06/14  
Second reading moved 24/06/14  
Second reading debate 26/06/14  
Second reading agreed to 26/06/14  
Third reading agreed to 26/06/14  
     
Finally passed both Houses 26/06/14  
Assent 17/07/14 Act no.: 78 - Year: 2014
     

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Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Referred to Committee (27/03/2014): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (16/06/2014)
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)