Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 2) (Cth)

Private Health Insurance Incentives Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 2)

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 347

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 15 December 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. 2)1

Statutory Rules 1999 No. 3472

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. 2).

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

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(regulation 3)

[1]Regulations 4 and 5

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4Conditions of participation

(Act para 14A-1 (1) (b))

• (1)

  The Minister may revoke a health fund’s status as a participating fund if the fund fails to comply with any of the following conditions:

  • (a)

    on or before 15 July of each year, the fund must issue, to each participant in an appropriate private health insurance policy issued by the fund, a written statement, in accordance with regulation 6, setting out:

    • (i)

      the amount of the premium paid under the policy in respect of the participant for the previous financial year; and

    • (ii)

      the amount of the reduction, under the premiums reduction scheme, for the premium;

  • (b)

    before increasing the amount of the premium, the fund must issue to each participant affected by the increase written notice of:

    • (i)

      the amount of the premium; and

    • (ii)

      the increase in the amount of the premium; and

    • (iii)

      the date when the increase takes effect; and

    • (iv)

      the fact that the dollar value of the reduction under the Federal Government 30% Rebate has increased; and

    • (v)

      the new amount of the reduction; and

    • (vi)

      the new amount of the premium;

  • (c)

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

    • (i)

      advertisements for the Federal Government 30% Rebate on private health insurance; and

    • (ii)

      annual statements under paragraph (a); and

    • (iii)

      written notices under paragraph (b); and

    • (iv)

      forms that are given in relation to the premiums reduction scheme; and

    • (v)

      correspondence relating to the premiums reduction scheme. 

• (2)

  In this regulation:

paid includes an amount of premium taken to have been paid because the amount has been received by a person who is obliged, under an arrangement between the participant, the person and the health fund, to pay that amount to the health fund.

participant means a person to whom section 12-10 of the Act applies in relation to the appropriate private health insurance policy.

[2]Regulation 6

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paragraph 4 (3) (a) or 5 (3) (a):

insert

paragraph 4 (1) (a):

[3]Paragraphs 6 (c) and (d)

substitute

• (c)

  must not include, or be included with, a written notice of increase of premium under paragraph 4 (1) (b). 

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1998 No. 375, as amended by 1999 No. 2.

2. Made by the Governor-General on 15 December 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 December 1999.