Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 2007 - SECT 23.25

             (1)  If, before 1 January 1999, a person was registered or eligible to be registered under the Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1997 in respect of the policy, a * participant in respect of the policy must notify the private health insurer that issued the policy if there is a change in a detail:

                     (a)  stated in an application under subsection 23‑15(1); or

                     (b)  relating to the number of people insured under the policy, or to whether any of those people are * dependent children;

that the participant should reasonably expect will affect the * incentive amount for the policy for a financial year. The participant must give the notice no more than 30 days after the change occurs.

             (2)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person is required by subsection (1) to give a notice to a private health insurer if a detail mentioned in that subsection changes as mentioned in that subsection; and

                     (b)  the person fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

             (3)  Subsection 4K(2) of the Crimes Act 1914 does not apply to the obligation to provide information under subsection (1).

             (4)  A private health insurer must notify the Medicare Australia CEO of each notice the insurer receives under subsection (1), in the * approved form and no more than 14 days (or any other period determined by the Medicare Australia CEO) after receiving the notice.