s. 2 2 Commencement (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed. (2) If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 22 May 2013, it comes into operation on that day. 3 Interpretation (1) In this Act— means the Administrator of the Administrator National Health Funding Pool appointed under section 5 and under the corresponding provisions of the laws of the Commonwealth and the other States; means the Council of Australian COAG Governments; includes a power, authority or duty; function means an organisation that local hospital network is a local hospital network (however described) for the purposes of the National Health Reform Agreement; means the National Health Funding Pool combined State Pool Accounts for each State; means the National Health Reform Agreement National Health Reform Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that was agreed to by COAG on 2 August 2011, as amended from time to time; for a jurisdiction means the responsible Minister relevant Minister with portfolio responsibility for the administration of the provision of this Act in which the expression occurs (or of the corresponding provision of
2 Commencement (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into operation on a day or days to be proclaimed. (2) If a provision of this Act does not come into operation before 22 May 2013, it comes into operation on that day. 3 Interpretation s. 2 (1) In this Act— Administrator means the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool appointed under section 5 and under the corresponding provisions of the laws of the Commonwealth and the other States; COAG means the Council of Australian Governments; function includes a power, authority or duty; local hospital network means an organisation that is a local hospital network (however described) for the purposes of the National Health Reform Agreement; National Health Funding Pool means the combined State Pool Accounts for each State; National Health Reform Agreement means the National Health Reform Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that was agreed to by COAG on 2 August 2011, as amended from time to time; responsible Minister for a jurisdiction means the relevant Minister with portfolio responsibility for the administration of the provision of this Act in which the expression occurs (or of the corresponding provision of
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