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or be taken to have had effect, on and from a specified day.";

    (b)    by adding at the end of subsection (3) "(including any related recommendation under subsection (2C))";

  (c)     by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsections:

     "(4) A determination under subsection (3) has effect, or is taken to have had effect:

         (a)     on and from the day specified for the purpose by the Minister in the determination; or

         (b)     if no such day is specified—on and from the day on which the determination is made.

     "(4A) A day specified under paragraph (4)(a) may be a day that occurred before the day on which the determination is made.".

Functions of Committee

  10. Section 67 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a)    by omitting from subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) and (ii) "or the pathology services table" and substituting ", the pathology services table or the diagnostic imaging services table";

    (b)    by inserting in paragraph (1)(ab) "or the diagnostic imaging services table" after "the general medical services table".

Bribery

  11. Section 129AA of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a)     by omitting from subsections (1A), (1B) and (5A) "an in-patient" (wherever occurring) and substituting "a patient";

     (b)    by omitting from paragraph (5A)(b) "that in-patient" and substituting "that patient".

Amendments to change the title of the General Manager of the Health Insurance Commission to Managing Director

12. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule.

PART 3—AMENDMENT OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT ACT 1991

Principal Act

13. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Health Insurance Amendment Act 19912.

Transitional provision—assignment of medicare benefit

14. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "General Manager" and substituting "Managing Director".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION ACT 1973

Principal Act

15. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Health Insurance Commission Act 19733.

Interpretation

  16. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a)     by omitting from the definition of "part-time Commissioner" in subsection (1) "General Manager" and substituting "Managing Director";

     (b)    by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "General Manager";

   (c)     by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

     " 'Managing Director' means the Managing Director of the Commission and, if a person is acting in the place of, or in the vacant office of, the Managing Director, includes that person;".

Repeal of section 8D

  17. Section 8D of the Principal Act is repealed.

Heading to Part IV

  18. The heading to Part IV of the Principal Act is amended by

omitting "GENERAL MANAGER" and substituting "MANAGING DIRECTOR".

Managing Director

19. Section 20 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

"20.(1) There is to be a Managing Director of