Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2010 (Cth)

Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2010

as amended

made under section 333-20 of the

Private Health Insurance Act 2007

Compilation start date:   20 May 2014

Includes amendments up to:          Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Amendment Rules 2014

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2010 as in force on 20 May 2014. It includes any commenced amendment affecting the legislation to that date.

This compilation was prepared on 18 February 2015.

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of each amended provision.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law but the text of the amendments is included in the endnotes.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Modifications

If a provision of the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details are included in the endnotes.

Provisions ceasing to have effect

If a provision of the compiled law has expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

1. Name of Rules   1

2. Commencement and Revocation   1

3. Definitions   1

4. Council administration levy   1

5. Complaints levy   1

6. Risk equalisation levy   1

7. Rate of late payment penalty   2

8. National joint replacement register levy   2

1. Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2010.

1. Commencement and Revocation

(1)    These Rules commence on the day after the Rules are registered.

(2)    These Rules revoke the Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2007.

1. Definitions

Note: Terms used in these Rules have the same meaning as in the Act—see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.  These terms include:

complaints levy
Council administration levy
late payment penalty
national joint replacement register levy

risk equalisation levy

In these Rules:

Act means the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

1. Council administration levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for Council administration levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under section 6 of the Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Act 2003 is 14 days after the imposition day.

Note:         The imposition day for the Council administration levy is the 28^th day of the second month of each quarter ending on the last day of March, June, September or December in a financial year.

1. Complaints levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for complaints levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under section 5 of the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995 is 31 December each year.

1. Risk equalisation levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for risk equalisation levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under section 6 of the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy)Act 2003 is 14 days after the imposition day.

Note:         The imposition day for the risk equalisation levy is the 21^st day of the second month of each quarter ending on the last day of March, June, September or December in a financial year.

1. Rate of late payment penalty

For paragraph 307-5 (2) (a) of the Act, the rate of late payment penalty is specified as 15% per year.

1. National joint replacement register levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for national joint replacement register levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Act 2009 is:

(a)for the first imposition day imposed in 2014, 50 days after that imposition day; and

(b)for any imposition day thereafter, 21 days after the imposition day.

Note:         The imposition day for the national joint replacement register levy is 31 October and 30 April of each financial year.

Note

1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide details of the history of this legislation and its provisions. The following endnotes are included in each compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments
Endnote 6—Modifications
Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments
Endnote 8—Miscellaneous

If there is no information under a particular endnote, the word “none” will appear in square brackets after the endnote heading.

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key in this endnote sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended the compiled law. The information includes commencement information for amending laws and details of application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision level. It also includes information about any provisions that have expired or otherwise ceased to have effect in accordance with a provision of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments—Endnote 5
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not reflected in the text of the compiled law, but the text of the amendments is included in endnote 5.

Modifications—Endnote 6

If the compiled law is affected by a modification that is in force, details of the modification are included in endnote 6.

Misdescribed amendments—Endnote 7

An amendment is a misdescribed amendment if the effect of the amendment cannot be incorporated into the text of the compilation. Any misdescribed amendment is included in endnote 7.

Miscellaneous—Endnote 8
Endnote 8 includes any additional information that may be helpful for a reader of the compilation.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	pres = present
am = amended	prev = previous
c = clause(s)	(prev) = previously
Ch = Chapter(s)	Pt = Part(s)
def = definition(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Dict = Dictionary	Reg = Regulation/Regulations
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	reloc = relocated
Div = Division(s)	renum = renumbered
exp = expired or ceased to have effect	rep = repealed
hdg = heading(s)	rs = repealed and substituted
LI = legislative instrument	s = section(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
mod = modified/modification	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
No = Number(s)	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
o = order(s)	SR = Statutory Rules
Ord = Ordinance	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
orig = original	SubPt = Subpart(s)
par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
/sub-subparagraph(s)

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	FRLI registration or gazettal	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2010	F2010L00144	23 Jan 2010
Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Amendment Rules 2014	F2014L00576	20 May 2014

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 8	F2014L00576

Endnote 5—Uncommenced amendments [none]

Endnote 6—Modifications [none]

Endnote 7—Misdescribed amendments [none]

Endnote 8—Miscellaneous [none]