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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995

No. 130, 1995

Compilation No. 23

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (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 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 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

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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 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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
3 Definitions
4 Definition of compensation
5 Application of this Act to events occurring before the commencement of this Act
6 Crown to be bound
6AA Norfolk Island
6A Application of the Criminal Code
Part 2—Consequences of compensation payments
Division 1—Medicare benefit
7 Reimbursement of amounts payable for professional services
8 Recovering past payments of medicare benefit from judgments and settlements
Division 2—Nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy and home care subsidy
9 Reimbursement of amounts payable for nursing home care, residential care or home care
10 Recovering past payments of nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy or home care subsidy from judgments and settlements
Part 3—Payments to the Commonwealth in respect of compensation payments
Division 1—Notices about compensation claims etc.
11 Operation of Division
13 Notice of reimbursement arrangements
14 Notice of intention to recover amounts
17 Notice to claimant
18 Statement by claimant of past benefits
19 Reconsideration of decisions about extensions of