Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1) (Cth)

Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)

Statutory Rules 1999No. 2

I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations under thePrivate Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998.

Dated 4 February 1999.

WILLIAM DEANE

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

michael wooldridge

Minister for Health and Aged Care

Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 1999No. 22

made under the

Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

   

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1Name of regulations

 These regulations are the Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Private Health Insurance Incentives Regulations 1998

Schedule 1 amends the Private Health Insurance Incentives Regulations 1998.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

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[1]Regulation 3, definition of Government’s 30% rebate

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Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance, in relation to an appropriate private health insurance policy, means:

• (a)

  the incentive payments scheme for an amount of premium paid under the policy; or

• (b)

  the premiums reduction scheme for a premium payable under the policy; or

• (c)

  the private health insurance tax offset. 

[2]Regulation 3

insert before definition of Act

30% Rebate logo means the logo described in regulation 7. 

[3]Paragraph 4 (2) (c)

substitute

• (c)

  the health fund must have used the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo in:

  • (i)

    advertisements, in the relevant period, for the Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance; and

  • (ii)

    notices under paragraph (b); and

  • (iii)

    forms that were given to persons in the relevant period in relation to the premiums reduction scheme. 

[4]Paragraph 4 (3) (b)

substitute

• (b)

  if a premium under an appropriate private health insurance policy is increased during the relevant period but after the date of the application, the health fund will:

  • (i)

    give to each participant affected by the increase written notice of the matters mentioned in subparagraphs (2) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) in relation to that increase; and

  • (ii)

    use the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo in that notice. 

[5]After paragraph 5 (2) (a)

insert

• (aa)

  if the health fund was a participating fund in the financial year beginning on 1 July 1999 — the health fund:

  • (i)

    on or before 15 July 2000, gave to each participant the written statement mentioned in paragraph 4 (3) (a); and

  • (ii)

    gave, to all participants affected by each increase in premium mentioned in paragraph 4 (3) (b), written notice of the increase with the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo; and

• (ab)

  if the health fund was a participating fund in the previous financial year (other than the financial year beginning on 1 July 1999) — the health fund:

  • (i)

    on or before 15 July of that previous financial year, gave to each participant the written statement mentioned in paragraph (3) (a); and

  • (ii)

    gave, to all participants affected by each increase in premium mentioned in paragraph (3) (b), written notice of the increase with the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo; and

[6]Paragraph 5 (2) (c)

substitute

• (c)

  the health fund must have used the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo in:

  • (i)

    advertisements, in the previous financial year, for the Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance; and

  • (ii)

    notices under paragraph (b); and

  • (iii)

    forms that were given to persons in the previous financial year in relation to the premiums reduction scheme. 

[7]Paragraph 5 (3) (b)

substitute

• (b)

  if a premium under an appropriate private health insurance policy is increased during the previous financial year but after the date of the application, the health fund will:

  • (i)

    give to each participant affected by the increase written notice of the matters mentioned in subparagraphs (2) (b) (i), (ii) and (iii) in relation to that increase; and

  • (ii)

    use the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo in that notice. 

[8]Paragraphs 6 (a) and (b)

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 Government’s 30% rebate;

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 Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance;

[9]Paragraph 6 (c)

substitute

• (c)

  must use the phrase ‘Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance’ or the 30% Rebate logo; and

• (d)

  must be given to the participant on or before 15 July immediately following the financial year to which it relates.

[10]Regulation 7

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730% Rebate logo

• (1)

  The logo for the Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance is:

• (2)

  In any reproduction of the logo:

  • (a)

    the portions other than the shaded areas of the umbrella must be black and white, as shown in subregulation (1); and

  • (b)

    the shaded areas of the umbrella must be:

    • (i)

      in the case of monochrome reproduction —60% black; and

    • (ii)

      in any other case — red (PMS 032).

Notes

1. These regulations amend Statutory Rules 1998 No. 375.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 4 February 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette