EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the Authority of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Amendment Rules 2007 (No. 1)
Authority for the Rules
The Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Amendment Rules 2007 (No. 1) (the Rules) are made by the Private Health Insurance Administration Council (the Council) under item 3 of the table in section 333-25, for the purposes of Part 6-7 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 (the Act).
Section 333-25 of the Act provides that the Council may make rules providing for:
(a) matters required or permitted by the corresponding Chapter, Part or section of the Act to be provided; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be provided in order to carry out or give effect to that Chapter, Part or section.
The Rules are a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
All legal and other requirements for making the Rules have been met.
Purpose of the Amendment
The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007 refer to the correct definition of nursing-home type patient. The definition of nursing-home type patients was amended by the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2007 (No. 4)
An explanation of each of the rules is set out in the Attachment.
Consultation
No specific consultation was undertaken in relation to the Amending Rules as the changes simply ensure that the interpretation of nursing-home type patient refers to the amended definition made by the Minister for Health and Ageing.
ATTACHMENT
DETAILS OF THE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE (RISK EQUALISATION ADMINISTRATION) AMENDMENT RULES 2007 (No. 1)
- Name of Rules
Rule 1 provides that the title of the Rules is the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Amendment Rules 2007 (No. 1).
2. Commencement
Rule 2 provides that the Amending Rules are to commence the day after they are registered.
3. Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007
Rule 3 provides that the Schedule of the Amending Rules amends the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007.
Schedule – Amendments
Item 1 - Rule 9 – Interpretation
This clause amends the interpretation of nursing-home type patient to refer to the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules.