Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2015

I, SHANE PORTER, delegate of the Minister for Health, make these Rules under item 14 of the table to section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

Dated     29 June 2015

Shane Porter

Assistant Secretary                                                                               

Private Health Insurance Branch

Medical Benefits Division

Department of Health

Contents

1.                             Name of Rules                                                                                        1

2.                             Commencement                                                                                      1

3.                             Revocation                                                                                             1

4.                             Authority                                                                                                1

5.                             Definitions                                                                                              1

6.                             Complaints levy                                                                                     1

7.                             Risk equalisation levy                                                                            1

8.                             Rate of late payment penalty                                                                 2

9.                             National joint replacement register levy                                               2

1.               Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2015.

2.               Commencement

These Rules commence on 1 July 2015.

3.               Revocation  

These Rules revoke the Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2010.

4.               Authority

These Rules are made under the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

5.               Definitions

In these Rules:

Act means the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

Note:         Terms used in these Rules have the same meaning as in the Act—see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.  These terms include:

                   complaints levy
late payment penalty
national joint replacement register levy

                   risk equalisation levy

6.               Complaints levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for complaints levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under section 5 of the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995 is 31 December each year.

7.               Risk equalisation levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for risk equalisation levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under section 6 of the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Act 2003 is 14 days after the imposition day.

Note:         The imposition day for the risk equalisation levy is the 21^st day of the second month of each quarter ending on the last day of March, June, September or December in a financial year.

8.               Rate of late payment penalty

For paragraph 307-5 (2) (a) of the Act, the rate of late payment penalty is specified as 15% per year.

9.               National joint replacement register levy

For paragraph 307-1 (1) (b) of the Act, the payment day for national joint replacement register levy imposed on a day (the imposition day) under paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Act 2009 is 21 days after the imposition day.

Note:         The imposition day for the national joint replacement register levy is 31 October and 30 April of each financial year.