Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04132:schedule:1:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04132
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 6286–9281

set out in that Schedule in the place of the first-mentioned table, that other table is taken to have had effect as if that item had been inserted in it.

Schedule 1a

  5. (1) Schedule 1a to the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by inserting in each of items 1345 and 1346 in the pathology services table "(other than a microbiological or tissue antigen or antibody)" after "substance";

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 52 of the Health Legislation Amendment Act 1986 on 1 August 1986.

    (b) by adding at the end of the rules for interpretation of the pathology services table the following rules:

     "A.1. If a particular service falls within both:

        (a)     the description of service in an item that describes the service in general terms; and

        (b)     the description of service in an item that describes the service in specific terms;

     only the item that describes the service in specific terms is taken to relate to the service.

     "A.2. If:

        (a)     a particular service falls within the description of service in 2 or more items; and

      (b)     rule A.1 does not apply;

     the item that specifies the lower or lowest fee is taken to be the item that relates to the service.";

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 52 of the Health Legislation Amendment Act 1986 on 1 August 1986.

    (c) by inserting each of the following items in its appropriate numerical position in the pathology services table:
2294 (3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for a microbiological or tissue antigen or antibody where that antigen or antibody is not specified elsewhere in the Schedule— one test (SP)  17.20  17.20  17.20  17.20  17.20  17.20
2294 (4)  Each test referred to in the above item in excess of one (SP)                                                                                                                           9.20   9.20   9.20   9.20   9.20   9.20
2295 (3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for a microbiological or tissue antigen or antibody where that antigen or antibody is not specified elsewhere in the Schedule— one test (OP)  12.90  12.90  12.90  12.90  12.90  12.90
2295 (4)  Each test referred to in the above item in excess of one (OP)                                                                                                                           6.90   6.90   6.90   6.90   6.90   6.90

Commencement: Immediately after the commencement of section 52 of the Health Legislation Amendment Act 1986 on 1 August 1986.

(2) Similar amendments to the amendments made by paragraph (1) (a) are taken to have been made to each pathology services table that:

    (a)     was prescribed for the purposes of subsection 4a (2) of the Principal Act; and

    (b)     had effect (under subsection 4a (3) of that Act) as if it had been set out in Schedule 1a to that Act;

after 1 August 1986 and before 1 August 1989.

(3) The rules added by paragraph