Bill returned from the Senate with amendments.

Ordered that the amendments be considered immediately.

Senate’s amendments—

(1)    Page 2 (after line 2), after clause 3, insert:

4  Review of operation of Act

        (1)    The Minister for Health and Ageing must cause an independent review of the operation of this Act to be undertaken as soon as possible after each anniversary of the commencement of this Act, for a period of three consecutive years.

        (2)    The review is to consider and report on the impact on public hospitals of the amendments made by this Act, including the number of episodes of care, the impact on operating costs and the impact on elective surgery waiting lists.

        (3)    The person undertaking the review must give the Minister a written report of the review, and the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of receiving the report.

(2)    Schedule 1, item 2, page 3 (line 15), omit “$75,000”, substitute “$70,000”.

(3)    Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (line 21), omit “$150,000”, substitute “$140,000”.

(4)    Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (line 21), omit “$153,000”, substitute “$143,000”.

(5)    Schedule 1, item 7, page 5 (line 7), omit “$75,000”, substitute “$70,000”.

(6)    Schedule 1, item 8, page 6 (line 14), omit “$150,000”, substitute “$140,000”.

(7)    Schedule 1, item 8, page 6 (line 14), omit “$153,000”, substitute “$143,000”.

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