His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Health Insurance Levies Act 1982.

Michael Egan

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe Grand United Friendly Society as a prescribed organisation for the purposes of section 16C of the Health Insurance Levies Act 1982. That section enables the Minister for Health to appoint a prescribed organisation as an authorised agent for the purposes of collecting contributions, as well as performing other functions, under the State Ambulance Insurance Plan established by section 16A of the Act.

This Regulation is made under the Health Insurance Levies Act 1982, including sections 16C (1) (e) and 26 (the general regulation-making power).

This Regulation comprises or relates to matters set out in Schedule 3 to the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, namely matters of a machinery nature and matters that are not likely to impose an appreciable burden, cost or disadvantage on any sector of the public.

1   Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Health Insurance Levies Regulation 1997.

2   Definitions

In this Regulation:

the Act means the Health Insurance Levies Act 1982.

3   Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

4   Prescribed organisations

For the purposes of section 16C of the Act, Grand United Friendly Society is a prescribed organisation.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Health Insurance Levies Regulation 1997 published in Gazette No 114 of 24.10.1997, p 8641.