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HEALTH INSURANCE LEVIES ACT 1982 - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 – Transitional provisions

(Section 25)

Part 1 - Provisions consequent on enactment of Health Insurance Levies Act 1982

2 Due date for first levy

The due date in accordance with section 10 for the payment of the monthly levy in respect of the month of January in 1983 shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in that section, be 31 January 1983.

3 Exemption from fees-date of operation

(1) Section 17 (1) does not apply to out-patient services provided before 1 January 1983.
(2) Section 17 (2) does not apply to ambulance services provided before 1 February 1983.

Part 2 - Provision consequent on enactment of Health Insurance Levies (Administration) Amendment Act 1983

3A References to Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner for Health Insurance Levies

(1) On and from the commencement of this clause, in any Act (other than this Act) or in any regulation, by-law or statutory instrument or in any document, whether of the same or of a different kind:
(a) a reference to the Commissioner for Health Insurance Levies, being a reference to the Commissioner referred to in section 6 of this Act, as in force before the commencement of this clause, or
(b) a reference to the Assistant Commissioner for Health Insurance Levies,
is to be read and construed as a reference to the Chief Commissioner for Health Insurance Levies or the Commissioner for Health Insurance Levies, respectively, referred to in section 6 of this Act, as amended by the Health Insurance Levies (Administration) Amendment Act 1983 .
(2) This clause is taken to have commenced on 22 April 1983 (the day appointed and notified under section 2 (2) of the Health Insurance Levies (Administration) Amendment Act 1983 ).
(3) Subclauses (1) and (2) re-enact (with minor modification) clause 4 of Schedule 2 to the Health Insurance Levies (Administration) Amendment Act 1983 . Subclauses (1) and (2) are transferred provisions to which section 30A of the Interpretation Act 1987 applies.

Part 3 - Provision consequent on enactment of State Revenue Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 1992

4 Application of amendments made by State Revenue Legislation (Further Amendment) Act 1992

A variation, taking effect on or after 1 February 1993 and before 1 July 1994, of the prescribed rate:

(a) applies in relation to the month in which payment of the monthly levy is payable, in so far as it affects the calculation of the levy payable by reason of carrying on the business of providing health benefits to contributors during the 3 months immediately preceding that date, and
(b) applies in relation to the month during which such a business is carried on, in so far as it affects the calculation of the levy payable by reason of carrying on that business during any month after that date.

Part 4 - Provision consequent on enactment of State Revenue Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994

5 Application of amendments made by State Revenue Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994

(1) Without limiting the generality of section 30 of the Interpretation Act 1987 , the amendments to this Act made by the State Revenue Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994 do not affect:
(a) any liability (which arose before 1 July 1994) to pay a monthly levy on or before the date on which it would have been due if the amendments had not taken effect, and
(b) the requirement to furnish a return with that monthly levy in accordance with section 11 as in force immediately before the commencement of the amendments.
(2) An adjustment of the prescribed rate applies to the calculation of the monthly levy for the month in which the adjustment is made only if the adjustment takes effect on the first day of that month.

Part 5 - Provision consequent on enactment of State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Act 1999

6 Application of amendments

(1) The amendments made to Part 3A by the amending Act do not apply in respect of contributions to the State Ambulance Insurance Plan that are received by an authorised agent before 1 February 2000.
(2) Accordingly, such a contribution, the membership of the contributor and the commission on the contribution is not to be included in the calculation of the following:
(a) the amount payable to the Chief Commissioner under the section 16F, as substituted by the amending Act,
(b) any adjustment under section 16G.
(3) The provisions of Part 3A, as in force immediately before 1 February 2000, continue to apply in respect of any contribution to the State Ambulance Insurance Plan received by an authorised agent before 1 February 2000.
(4) In this clause:
"amending Act" means the State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Act 1999 .

Part 6 - Provision consequent on enactment of State Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2010

7 Authorised agents

(1) An appointment by the Minister for Health of a prescribed organisation as an authorised agent under section 16C (2) is taken on the commencement of the State Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2010 to be an appointment of the relevant successor organisation.
(2) An agreement entered into with a prescribed organisation by the Minister for Health under section 16C (2) is taken on that commencement to be an agreement entered into with the relevant successor organisation.
(3) For the purposes of this clause, the "relevant successor organisation" is:
(a) in the case of the Western District Health Fund-Westfund Limited, and
(b) in the case of the Wollongong Hospital and Medical Benefits Contribution Fund-Australian Health Management Group Pty Limited, and
(c) in the case of Grand United Friendly Society Limited-Grand United Corporate Health Limited.



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