Declared Hearing Services Amendment Determination 2005 (No. 1) Australian Hearing Services Act 1991
I, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 8 (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) of the Australian Hearing Services Act 1991. Dated   10 November                    2005 Julie Bishop JULIE BISHOP Minister for Ageing
 
1              Name of Determination                 This Determination is the Declared Hearing Services Amendment Determination 2005 (No 1). 2              Commencement                 This Determination commences on 1 December 2005. 3              Amendment of Declared Hearing Services Determination 1997                 Schedule 1 amends the Declared Hearing Services Determination 1997.

Schedule 1        Amendments (section 3)    [1]           Subsection 3(1), definition of Aboriginal person substitute Aboriginal person has the meaning given by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005. [2]           Subsection 3(1), definition of Australian children Repeal the definition. [3]           Subsection 3(1), after the definition of Act insert CDEP Program means the Community Development Employment Projects Program administered by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.  [4]          Subsection 3(1), definition of parent substitute parent, in relation to a young Australian, includes a step-parent, adoptive parent, foster parent or legal guardian of the young Australian.  [5]          Subsection 3(1), definition of Torres Strait Islander substitute Torres Strait Islander has the meaning given by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Act 2005. [6]           Subsection 3(1), after the definition of Torres Strait Islander insert young Australians has the meaning given by subsection 8 (10) of the Act, and young Australian has a corresponding meaning.  [7]          Section 4, heading substitute Class 1 – Young Australians [8]           Section 4 omit Australian children insert young Australians [9]           Paragraph 8(2)(a) omit an Australian child insert a young Australian [10]         Paragraph 12(a)(i) omit an Australian child insert a young Australian [11]         Paragraph 12(d)(ii) substitute (ii)                       over 50; or (iii)           a participant in the CDEP Program; or (iv)          an eligible person. [12]         Subsection 13(1) omit Hearing Services Regulations (as in force from time to time) insert Australian Hearing Services Regulations 1992 [13]         Schedule 1, Part 1, heading omit Australian Children (section 4) insert Young Australians (section 4) [14]         Schedule 1, Part 1, item 1 omit child insert person [15]         Schedule 1, Part 1, item 2(a) omit child’s insert person’s [16]         Schedule 1, Part 1, item 5 substitute 5.  Ongoing advice and assistance about rehabilitation to the extent necessary to enable the person to achieve a rehabilitation outcome commensurate with his or her needs, including the provision of advice and support to the person’s parents, teachers and educational establishment on the management and support of the person concerning the hearing impairment.