National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021

No. 108, 2021

An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes

Contents

1 Short title 1

2 Commencement 2

3 Schedules 2

Schedule 1—Amendments 3

National Health Act 1953 3

An Act to amend the National Health Act 1953, and for related purposes

[Assented to 13 September 2021]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title

This Act is the National Health Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2021.
2 Commencement 1

Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Commencement information Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. The whole of this Act The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 13 September 2021

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.

 2

Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Schedules

Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Amendments

National Health Act 1953

 1 After Part VIIIA

Insert:

 132G Provision of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments 1

The Minister may provide or arrange for the provision of:

 a

COVID-19 vaccines (including boosters); and

 b

treatments for COVID-19; and

 c

consumables related to the use of such vaccines and treatments.

 2

To avoid doubt:

 a

subsection (1) covers payments for vaccines, treatments or consumables even if arrangements to purchase those vaccines, treatments or consumables were made before this Part commenced; and

 b

this Part does not limit the provision of vaccines, treatments or consumables for COVID-19 or any other disease or ailment under another provision of this Act or any other law.

 3

This Part has no effect after 30 June 2022.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 26 August 2021

Senate on 1 September 2021]

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