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Dental Benefits Rules 2014

made under subsection 60(1) of the

Dental Benefits Act 2008

Compilation No. 13

                Compilation date: 1 January 2025

                Includes amendments: F2024L01576 and F2025L00025

This compilation was rectified to take into account a retrospective amendment made by F2025L00025. The original compilation is available in the replacement history on the Federal Register of Legislation.

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Dental Benefits Rules 2014 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2025 (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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 Rules
2A Authority
4 Definitions
5 Dental Benefits Schedule
6 Dental providers
7 Persons eligible to render services on behalf of dental providers

Part 2—Payment of dental benefits
8 Particulars to be recorded (Act, s 17(2))
8AA Dental benefit is not payable unless dental services rendered by appropriate dental providers
8A Dental benefits not payable unless conditions satisfied (Act, s 18(2))

Part 3—Dental benefits vouchers
9 Classes of persons who satisfy the means test (Act, s 24(1)(d))
10 Issuing more than 1 voucher for a person for a calendar year (Act, s 27 (5))
11 When vouchers are not required to be issued (Act, s 29)
12 Period of effect of voucher (Act, s 31)
13 Persons to whom the vouchers are to be issued (Act, s 32(c))