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Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997

No. 82, 1997

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date:    1 July 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 33, 2016

Registered:    14 July 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Hearing Services and AGHS Reform Act 1997 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Part 2—Transitional provisions relating to the corporatisation of the Australian Government Health Service (AGHS)
Division 1—Introduction
3 Simplified outline
4 Definitions
5 Nominated company
6 Commonwealth‑owned company
7 Crown to be bound
8 External Territories
9 Extra‑territorial operation
Division 2—Transfers from the Commonwealth to the nominated company
10 Transfer of assets
11 Transfer of contractual rights and obligations
12 Transfer of liabilities
13 Transfers of land may be registered
14 This Division does not modify registers kept by land registration officials
15 Transfer of pending proceedings
16 Transfer of records
Division 4—Exemption of nominated company from State and Territory taxes
20 Exemption of nominated company from State and Territory taxes
Division 5—Miscellaneous
21 Nominated company not to be an agency of the Commonwealth etc.
22 Compensation—constitutional safety‑net
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history