Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00071:section:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017A00071
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18
Character Range: 13592–14136

18  Appropriation
  If, at any time after the initial credit time for the Medicare Guarantee Fund (Health) Special Account, the balance of that account is insufficient to cover:
 (a) a Medicare benefit payment that is about to be made; or
 (b) a PBS payment that is about to be made;
the Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for the purposes of making the Medicare benefit payment or PBS payment, as the case requires.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 1 June 2017
Senate on 19 June 2017]

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