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Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998
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C2005C00607
01 October 2005
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30 June 2006
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Chapter 1—Introduction
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Part 1—Preliminary
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Division 1—Preliminary
1-5 Short title [see Note 1]
1-10 Commencement [see Note 1]
1-15 Identification of defined expressions
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Division 2—Guide to this Act
2-1 What this Act is about
Chapter 2—The incentive payments scheme
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Part 2—Entitlement to, and calculation of, payments under incentive payments scheme
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Division 3—Introduction
3-1 What this Part is about
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Division 4—Entitlement to, and calculation of, payments
4-5 Entitlement to payments
4-6 Receipt for payment of premiums
4-10 Calculation of the amount payable
4-12 Saving provision where a person 65 years or over ceases to be covered by policy
4-15 Claims
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Part 3—Claims for payments under incentive payments scheme
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Division 5—Introduction
5-1 What this Part is about
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Division 6—Claims for payments
6-5 Need for a claim
6-10 Form of claim
6-15 Withdrawal of claim
6-20 Determination of claim and payment of amount
6-25 Application for reconsideration of decision refusing a claim
6-30 Reconsideration by Medicare Australia CEO
6-35 Deadline for reconsiderations
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Part 4—Obtaining of information
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Division 7—Introduction
7-1 What this Part is about
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Division 8—Notification requirements
8-5 Notification requirements—claimants
Chapter 3—Premiums reduction scheme
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Part 5—Participation in the premiums reduction scheme
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Division 9—Introduction
9-1 What this Part is about
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Division 10—Who is eligible to participate in the premiums reduction scheme
10-5 Eligibility to participate in the premiums reduction scheme
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Division 11—How people participate in the premiums reduction scheme
11-5 Registration by Medicare Australia CEO
11-10 Eligibility to apply for registration
11-15 Application for registration
11-20 Notifying the Medicare Australia CEO
11-25 Refusal to register
11-30 Notification requirements—registered person
11-35 Notification requirements—health funds
11-40 Revocation of registration
11-45 Variation of registration
11-50 Retention of applications by health funds
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Division 12—What effect the premiums reduction scheme has on insurance premiums
12-5 Reduction in premiums
12-7 Saving provision where a person 65 years or over ceases to be covered by policy
12-10 Participant in the premiums reduction scheme
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Part 6—Reimbursement of health funds
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Division 13—Introduction
13-1 What this Part is about
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Division 14—How health funds become participating funds
14-5 Becoming a participating fund
14-10 Requirements for applications
14-15 Consideration of applications
14-20 Notice of Minister’s decision
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Division 14A—Revocation of status of health fund as a participating fund
14A-1 Revocation of status of participating fund
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Division 15—How participating funds are reimbursed
15-5 Health funds may claim reimbursement
15-10 Requirements for claims
15-15 Amounts payable to the health fund
15-20 Notifying health funds if amount is not payable
15-21 Additional payment if fund claims less than entitlement
15-22 Additional payment if fund makes a late claim
15-23 Contents and timing of application
15-24 Decision on application
15-25 Reconsideration of decisions
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Division 16—Administrative provisions
16-5 Audits by Medicare Australia CEO
16-10 Medicare Australia CEO may require production of applications
Chapter 4—Provisions applying both to incentive payments scheme and to premiums reduction scheme
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Part 7—General
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Division 17—Introduction
17-1 What this Part is about
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Division 18—When and how payments can be recovered
18-5 Recovery of payments
18-10 Interest on amounts recoverable
18-15 Write off, waiver and payment by instalments
18-20 Medicare Australia CEO may set off debts against amounts payable
18-25 Reconsideration of certain decisions under this Division
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Division 19—Miscellaneous
19-1 Notification requirements—health funds
19-2 Form of notices
19-3 Use of information to determine whether persons covered by private health insurance policies are eligible for medicare benefits
19-5 Use etc. of information relating to another person
19-6 Principles relating to personal information
19-10 Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal
19-15 Information to be provided to the Commissioner
19-16 Delegation
19-20 Exclusion of certain State insurance
19-25 False or misleading information
19-30 Application of the Criminal Code
19-35 Appropriation
19-40 Regulations
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Part 8—Dictionary of defined expressions
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Division 20—Defined expressions
20-5 Definitions
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20-10 Meaning of incentive amount
Notes to the STYLEREF ShortT \* MERGEFORMAT Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998
