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PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVES ACT 1997

Table of Provisions

  • 1.1 Short title  
  • 1.2 Commencement  
  • 1.3 Definitions  
  • 2.1 What this Part is about  
  • 3.1 Eligibility to participate in the scheme  
  • 3.2 Appropriate private health insurance cover  
  • 3.3 Income test-policies covering only one person  
  • 3.4 Income test-policies covering more than one person  
  • 3.5 Meaning of taxable income  
  • 4.1 Registration by Health Insurance Commission  
  • 4.2 Eligibility to apply for registration  
  • 4.3 Applications for registration  
  • 4.4 Notifying the Health Insurance Commission  
  • 4.5 Refusal to register  
  • 4.6 Revocation of registration  
  • 4.7 Notification requirements-registered persons  
  • 4.8 Notification requirements-health funds  
  • 4.9 Variation of registration  
  • 4.10 Retention of applications by health funds  
  • 5.1 Reduction in premiums  
  • 5.2 Participant in the incentives scheme  
  • 5.3 Annual incentive amounts  
  • 5.4 Policies that cease to be dependent child policies  
  • 5.5 Persons who are not eligible persons for part of a financial year  
  • 5.6 Premiums paid in respect of certain periods around 1 July 1997  
  • 6.1 What this Part is about  
  • 7.1 Becoming a participating fund  
  • 7.2 Requirements for applications  
  • 7.3 Consideration of applications  
  • 7.4 Notice of Minister's decision  
  • 8.1 Health funds may claim reimbursement  
  • 8.2 Requirements for claims  
  • 8.3 Amounts payable to the health fund  
  • 8.4 Adjustments to amounts  
  • 8.5 Notifying health funds if amount is not payable  
  • 8.6 Reconsideration of decisions  
  • 8.7 Appropriation  
  • 9.1 What this Part is about  
  • 10.1 General administration of this Act  
  • 10.2 Audits by Commission  
  • 10.3 Commission may require production of applications  
  • 10.4 Information to be provided to the Commissioner of Taxation  
  • 11.1 Recovery of payments  
  • 11.2 Interest on amounts recoverable  
  • 11.3 Write off and waiver  
  • 12.1 Principles relating to personal information  
  • 12.2 Use etc. of information relating to another person  
  • 13.1 Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
  • 13.2 Exclusion of certain State insurance  
  • 13.3 False or misleading information in applications  
  • 13.4 Application of the Criminal Code  
  • 13.5 Regulations  

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