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9. Section 10K of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after paragraph(f) the following paragraph:

 "(fa) Orders made under section 10FH;".

PART 3—AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

Principal Act

10. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Health Insurance Act 19732.

Determination of maximum licensed collection centres that may be operated by approved pathology authorities

11. Section 23DNB of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:

"(8) Despite the operation of section 23DNC, a determination of the Minister under subsection (1) may be varied or revoked as provided for by subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.".

Determination of circumstances where additional licensed collection centres may operate.

12. Section 23DNC of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) "the Minister" (second occurring) and substituting "he or she".

Application for grant of licence

  13. Section 23DND of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:

     "(2) An application by an approved pathology authority in respect of a specimen collection centre operated immediately before this section commenced must state whether or not the specimen collection centre is a temporary collection centre.";

  (b)    by inserting in paragraph (5)(c) "or after" after "on";

  (c)     by adding at the end the following subsection:

      "(8) For the purposes of paragraph (5)(b), if:

        (a)     an approved pathology authority ('original authority') operates, as part or all of its business, a temporary collection centre; and

        (b)     the original authority's business merges with the business of, or is taken over by, another approved pathology authority ('new authority'); and

        (c)     the original authority operated the centre for a period beginning before 1 July 1991 and ending on the day of the merger or takeover; and

        (d)     the new authority applied for a licence in respect of the centre;

     the centre is taken to have been continuously operated by the new authority for that period.".

Grant of licence

14. Section 23DNE of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (5).

PART 4—AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 RELATING TO THE PAYMENT OF BENEFIT IN RESPECT OF UPGRADED NURSING HOMES

Principal Act

15. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the National Health Act 19533.

Secretary may give information to purchaser of approved nursing home

16. Section 42A of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

"(3) If the Secretary believes that a person is considering buying an approved nursing home, the Secretary may give to the person:

    (a)     any information about the current, or any future, scale of fees determined in respect of the nursing home that, in the Secretary's opinion, the person