Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04132:schedule:1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04132
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 1/6)
Character Range: 1030–3884

Schedule 1

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

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

Commencement: 1 January 1980.

    (b) by adding at the end of the rules for the interpretation of the table of medical services 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: 1 January 1980.

    (c) by inserting each of the following items in its appropriate numerical position in the table of medical services:

2294(3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)— one test (SP)       15.40  15.40  15.40  15.40  15.40  15.40
2294(4)  Each test referred to in the above item in excess of one (SP)  8.20   8.20   8.20   8.20   8.20   8.20

2295(3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)— one test (OP)       11.55  11.55  11.55  11.55  11.55  11.55
2295(4)  Each test referred to in the above item in excess of one (OP)  6.15   6.15   6.15   6.15   6.15   6.15

Commencement: 1 March 1984.

     (d) by omitting from the table of medical services items 2294 (3), 2294 (4), 2295 (3) and 2295 (4) and substituting the following items:

2294 (3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)— one test (SP)       16.60  16.60  16.60  16.60  16.60  16.60
2294 (4)  Each test referred to in the above item in excess of one (SP)  8.80   8.80   8.80   8.80   8.80   8.80
2295 (3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)— one test (OP)       12.45  12.45  12.45  12.45  12.45  12.45
2295 (4)  Each test referred to in the above item in excess of one (OP)  6.60   6.60   6.60   6.60   6.60   6.60

Commencement: 15 June 1984.

    (e) by inserting each of the following items in its appropriate numerical position in the table of medical services:

2294 (3)  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)— 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)— 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