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following subsection:

    "(1A) An approved pathology authority who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection 23DK(1A), (2A) or (3) is guilty of an offence punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.";

    (c) by omitting from subsection (2) and from the penalty at the foot of subsection (3) "$1,000" and substituting "10 penalty units".

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE HEARING SERVICES ACT 1991

Principal Act

  14. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Hearing Services Act 19913.

Eligible persons

  15. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting paragraph (1)(a) and substituting the following paragraphs:

         "(a) a person who holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Pensioner Health Benefits Card, a Health Benefits Card, a Service Pensioner Benefits Card, a Dependant Treatment Entitlement Card or a Personal Treatment Entitlement Card; or

         (ab) a person who, for purposes connected with obtaining treatment for an injury, disease or condition that involves hearing loss, holds a card issued by the Commonwealth and known as a Specific Treatment Entitlement Card; or";

  (b) by inserting in paragraph (1)(b) "or (ab)" after "paragraph (a)".

Person not to use protected names or protected symbols

  16. Section 66 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting from paragraph (1)(f) "the" (wherever occurring) and substituting "a";

    (b) by omitting from subsections (3) and (4) "the" (first occurring) and substituting "a particular";

    (c) by omitting from subsection (5) the definition of "protected symbol" and substituting the following definition:

     " 'protected symbol' means:

         (a) the official symbol of the National Acoustics Laboratories, the design of which is set out in Schedule 1; or

         (b) the official symbol of Australian Hearing Services, the design of which is set out in Schedule 2;";

    (d) by omitting from the definition of "protection time" in subsection (5) "the" (first occurring) and substituting "a";

    (e) by omitting paragraph (a) of the definition of "protection time" in subsection (5) and substituting the following paragraph:

         "(a) in the case of the official symbol of Australian Hearing Services—the commencement of Part 4 of the Health and Community Services Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993; or".

Addition of Schedule

17. The Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following Schedule:

                        "SCHEDULE 2 Section 66

  "OFFICIAL SYMBOL OF AUSTRALIAN HEARING SERVICES

".

PART 5—AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953

Principal Act

  18. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the National Health Act 19534.

Benefit payable for up to 2 days prior to admission

19. Section 46AB of the Principal Act is repealed and inserted immediately after section 46A.

Approved pharmacists

20.(1) Section 90 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (5) the following subsections:

  "(5A) A pharmacist