Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01245:section:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01245
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4
Character Range: 2044–4375

4  Application and transitional provisions

 (1) A dental practitioner approval that was granted in writing before the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 1 may be repealed, rescinded, amended or varied under subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 as if the amendment made by that item had been in force at the time the approval was granted. For this purpose, dental practitioner approval means an approval for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of professional service in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

 (2) Despite the amendments made by items 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of Schedule 1:
 (a) section 3J of the Health Insurance Act 1973 continues to have effect in relation to individual exemptions granted under that section before its repeal; and
 (b) sections 19AA and 19AB of that Act continue to have effect in relation to individual exemptions granted under section 3J of that Act before its repeal, as if those sections had not been amended by this Act.
For this purpose, individual exemption means an exemption that relates to an individual (rather than to a class of people).

 (3) Despite the repeal of section 23DNAA of the Health Insurance Act 1973, that section continues to have effect, until the approved collection centre regime commencement, for the purposes of section 23DND of that Act.

 (4) Approvals granted before the approved collection centre regime commencement under section 23DNBA of the Health Insurance Act 1973 cannot commence to have effect before that commencement.

 (5) For specimens collected before the approved collection centre regime commencement, subparagraphs 16A(5AA)(d)(ii) and (iii) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (as in force immediately before that commencement) continue to have effect as if the amendments made by this Act had not been made.

 (6) Despite the amendment made by item 39 of Schedule 1, section 23DNJ of the Health Insurance Act 1973 has effect until the approved collection centre regime commencement as if the reference in that section to an application for an approval included a reference to an application for a licence under section 23DNE of that Act.

 (7) In this section:

approved collection centre regime commencement means the day on which the items referred to in subsection 2(2) commence.