Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fee) Rules 2007


I, ANTHONY JOHN ABBOTT, Minister for Health and Ageing, make these Rules under section 8 of the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Act 2007.

Dated 30 March 2007

 

TONY ABBOTT

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Minister for Health and Ageing


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part 1 Preliminary 

1. Name of Rules 

2. Commencement 

3. Definitions 

Part 2 Fees 

4. Application fees 

5. Initial listing fee 

6. Ongoing listing fee 

7. Ongoing listing fee imposition day 

 

 

Part 1 Preliminary

1.                      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fee) Rules 2007.

2.                      Commencement

These Rules commence:

(a)                    if the Rules are registered before the Act commences―at the same time as the Act commences; or

(b)                   if the Rules are registered on or after the day on which the Act commences―on the date on which the Rules are registered,

whichever occurs first.

3.                      Definitions

In these Rules:

Act means the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Act 2007.

human tissue prosthesis means a product that is substantially derived from human tissue where the tissue has been subjected to processing or treatments and the supply (however described, including trade, sell, give or gift) of which is governed by State or Territory law.

Private Health Insurance Act means the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

Part 2 Fees

4.                      Application fees

For subsection 3 (1) of the Act, the application fee for an application made under subsection 72-10 (2) of the Private Health Insurance Act is:

(a)                    in relation to a human tissue prosthesis―nil; and

(b)                    in relation to any other prosthesis―$400.

5.                      Initial listing fee

For subsection 4 (1) of the Act, the initial listing fee for the purposes of subsection 72-10 (5) of the Private Health Insurance Act is:

(a)                    for a human tissue prosthesis―nil; and

(b)                    for any other prosthesis―$110.

6.                      Ongoing listing fee

For subsection 4 (3) of the Act, the ongoing listing fee for the purposes of section 72-15 of the Private Health Insurance Act is:

(a)                    for a human tissue prosthesis―nil;

(b)                    for any other prosthesis―$110.

7.                      Ongoing listing fee imposition day

For subsection 4 (4) of the Act, the following days of each year are specified as ongoing listing fee imposition days:

(a)                    15 January; and

(b)                    15 July.

Note: The ongoing listing fee must be paid within 28 days of each ongoing listing fee imposition day―see subsection 72-15 (2) of the Private Health Insurance Act.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au