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Continence Aids Payment Scheme 2020
made under section 12 of the

National Health Act 1953

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L01275

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Continence Aids Payment Scheme 2020 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

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 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 Name of Instrument
3 Repeal of previous instrument and maintenance of Scheme
4 Interpretation
Part 2—Participation in the Scheme
5 Eligibility criteria
6 Application to participate in the Scheme
7 Notification to Chief Executive Medicare
8 Requirement to notify change of circumstances
9 Decision that a person has ceased to be eligible
10 When participation ceases to have effect
Part 3—Payments
11 Amount of CAPS payment
12 Payment procedure
13 Payment by instalments
14 Payment to approved person
15 Notification of details of payments
Part 4—Representatives and organisations
16 Interpretation
17 Ceasing representation of a person
18 Authorised representative
19 Correspondence recipient
20 Authorised payment recipient
21 Responsible person for a participating person
22 Organisations authorised to receive CAPS payments
Part 5—Miscellaneous
23 Debts
24 Investigations
25 Review of decisions relating to eligibility
26 Review of Secretary's decisions
Part 6—Application, transitional and saving provisions
27 Application of the Continence Aids Payment Scheme Amendment (Eligibility) Instrument 2022
Schedule
Part 1—Eligible