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The Australian Minister for Health and Minister for Aged Care is the Hon. Sussan Ley , since 23 December 2014. The Australian Minister for Rural Health is Senator the Hon. Fiona Nash, since 18 September 2013. In the Government of Australia, the ministers are responsible for national health and medical research policy. The minister provides direction and oversight of the Department of Health. ==History== Under Section 55(ix) of the Australian Constitution, the Commonwealth Parliament had the power to "make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to Quarantine." This was the only area of public health in which the Commonwealth had authority at the time of Federation. The federal parliament did not use this power until the proclamation of the ''Quarantine Act 1908'', on 30 March 1908. The control of the administration of quarantine was under the administration of the Minister for Trade and Customs from 1908 until 1921. This Minister's responsibilities in health matters increased as the Australian Government took a greater role in the provision of public health services during the early 20th century, in particular after the First World War. A separate Department of Health was established on 10 March 1921, and the position of Minister for Health was then formally created. The role of the Department of Health has continued to expand and further federal responsibility for health was authorised by the passage, at referendum, of a constitutional amendment in 1946. Section 51 (xxiiiA) of the Constitution now states the Commonwealth (federal) Parliament has the power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth (Australia ) with respect to the provision of maternity allowances, widows' pensions, child endowment, unemployment, pharmaceutical, sickness and hospital benefits, medical and dental services (but not so as to authorise any form of civil conscription), benefits to students and family allowances. As a result of this amendment the federal government now has a key role in financing and providing medical services through entities such as Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. From 1972 to 1975 under Doug Everingham, the Ministry was named the "Ministry of Helth ()" in some informal contexts due to Everingham's support of Spelling Reform.〔http://www.englishspellingsociety.org/journals/j9/sr1.php 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minister for Health (Australia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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