Government Prices Oversight (MAIB Premiums) Amendment Order (No. 2) 2008
I make the following order under section 36 of the Government Prices Oversight Act 1995 .
25 August 2008G. L. STURGES
Minister for Infrastructure
This order may be cited as the Government Prices Oversight (MAIB Premiums) Amendment Order (No. 2) 2008 .
This order is taken to have taken effect on 1 July 2008.
In this order, the Government Prices Oversight (MAIB Premiums) Order 2006 is referred to as the Principal Order.
4. Clause 3 amended (Interpretation)
Clause 3(1) of the Principal Order is amended by omitting the definition of pensioner and substituting the following definition:pensioner means a person –(a) who is in receipt of one of the following pensions, allowances or supplements payable under the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth:(i) an age pension;(ii) a carer payment;(iii) a disability support pension;(iv) a widow B pension;(v) a wife pension;(vi) a mature age allowance;(vii) a mature age partner allowance;(viii) a newstart allowance;(ix) a widow allowance;(x) a parenting payment (single);(xi) a disability wage supplement; or(b) who is in receipt of one of the following pensions under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth:(i) a disability pension;(ii) a totally and permanently incapacitated pension;(iii) a war widow or widower's pension;(iv) a service pension;(v) a partner's service pension or carer's pension; or(c) who is the holder of a health care card issued in accordance with the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth;
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 3 September 2008
This order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the order)
This order retrospectively amends the Government Prices Oversight (MAIB Premiums) Order 2006 by extending the concession in MAIB premiums currently available to pensioners to the holders of certain health care cards.