Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

I present a supplementary memorandum to the bill and I ask leave of the House to move government amendments (1) to (3) as circulated together:

Leave granted.

I move government amendments (1) to (3):

(1) Clause 2, page 2 (table items 2 and 3), omit the table items, substitute:

(2) Schedule 1, item 5, page 3 (line 19), after "13", insert "or 15A".

(3) Schedule 2, item 5, page 4 (lines 28 and 29), omit the item.

The Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Bill 2012 is being amended to change the date of effect, from 1 July 2012, to the day the act receives royal assent. The amendments are being made to ensure that there is greater flexibility to make payments to some or all of the parties ahead of 1 July 2012.

Question agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.

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