Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Risk Equalisation Jurisdiction) Rules 2016 (Cth)

Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Risk Equalisation Jurisdiction) Rules 2016

I, TRACEY DUFFY, delegate of the Minister for Health, make these Rules under items 8 and 15 of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

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Tracey Duffy

Assistant Secretary

Private Health Insurance Branch

Medical Benefits Division

Department of Health

4 April 2016

Contents

1 Name of Rules 3

2. Commencement 3

3. Authority 3

4. Schedule3

Schedule – Amendments4

Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Policy) Rules 20154

Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Policy) Rules 20154

1.

Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Risk Equalisation Jurisdiction) Rules 2016.

2.Commencement

These Rules commence on 1 July 2016.

3.Authority

These Rules are made under items 8 and 15 of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

4.Schedule

1. Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule ― Amendments

Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Policy) Rules 2015

1Paragraph 8(a)

After “Australian Capital Territory” insert “, Norfolk Island”.

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2Subrule 3(1) (Note 1)

After “New South Wales” insert “, Norfolk Island”.