Health Identifier Service Legislation has been Introduced Into Parliament Today.

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DRAFT HOUSE MINUTES

No. 143

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

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5 Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010

Ms Roxon (Minister for Health and Ageing), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to provide for healthcare identifiers, and for related purposes, 9:04:22 AM.

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Ms Roxon presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill and to the Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010, 9:04:26 AM.

Bill read a first time, 9:04:35 AM.

Ms Roxon moved—That the bill be now read a second time, 9:04:41 AM.

Debate adjourned (Mrs Gash, 9:16:53 AM), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

6 Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010

Ms Roxon (Minister for Health and Ageing), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters in connection with the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, and for related purposes, 9:17:14 AM.

Bill read a first time, 9:17:21 AM.

Ms Roxon moved—That the bill be now read a second time, 9:17:31 AM.

Debate adjourned (Mrs Gash, 9:20:25 AM), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

7 Health Insurance Amendment (Pathology Requests) Bill 2010

Ms Roxon (Minister for Health and Ageing), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to health, and for related purposes, 9:20:44 AM.

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Ms Roxon presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill, 9:20:47 AM.

Bill read a first time, 9:20:51 AM.

Ms Roxon moved—That the bill be now read a second time, 9:20:57 AM.

Debate adjourned (Mrs Gash, 9:24:53 AM), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.

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Here is the link:

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/info/liveminutes/index.htm

I wonder have they got this right? Will be interesting to see what was finally moved.

David.