Correspondence About The Inclusion Of The Medicare Urgent Care Clinics Program In The Financial Framework (supplementary Powers) Amendment (health, Disability And Ageing Measures No. 4) Regulations…

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The Health Minister sought Finance Minister agreement to insert 10 new items into Schedule 1AB of the Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997, with amendments proposed for Governor-General consideration at the Federal Executive Council meeting on 11 December 2025. The request aimed to reduce legislative authority risk for government spending on 10 programs by establishing new legislative authority. Supporting attachments provided details on each program's objectives, policy authority, constitutional and legislative authority risks, funding decisions, independent merits review availability, and human rights compatibility statements to assist Finance in drafting the Schedule 1AB items and explanatory materials. The correspondence indicates a routine regulatory amendment process for expanding spending authority across multiple health, disability and ageing initiatives.