Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2015

made under item 14 of the table to section 333-20 of the

Private Health Insurance Act 2007

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 12 March 2025

Includes amendments: F2025L00319

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules 2015 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 March 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

1. Name of Rules

4. Authority

5. Definitions

6. Complaints levy

7. Risk equalisation levy

8. Rate of late payment penalty

9. National joint replacement register levy

10. Medical devices and human tissue products levy

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

1. Name of Rules

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

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.

listed item has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products Levy) Act 2007.

medical devices and human tissue products levy imposition day means a levy imposition day specified for the purposes of subsection 6(2) of the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products Levy) Act 2007 in the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products Levy) Rules 2025.

Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules means the rules referred to in item 4 of the table in subsection 333-20(1) of the Act.

Note:  Where an expression that is used in these Rules is defined for the purposes of the Act, it has the same meaning in these Rules as it has in the Act. Expressions used in these Rules that are defined in the Act include the following:

 complaints levy;

 late payment penalty;

 medical devices and human tissue products levy;

 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 21st 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 Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Rule 2015 specifies the national joint replacement register levy imposition day.

10. Medical devices and human tissue products levy

(1) For subsection 307-30(2) of the Act, medical devices and human tissue products levy imposed for a financial year in relation to a listed item is payable by the person mentioned for the listed item in Schedule 1 to the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules in force on the medical devices and human tissue products levy imposition day in respect of that financial year.

(2) For paragraph 307-1(1)(b) of the Act, the payment day for medical devices and human tissue products levy imposed on a medical devices and human tissue products levy imposition day (the imposition day) is 28 days from the imposition day.

Note: The Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products Levy) Rules 2025 specify the medical devices and human tissue products levy imposition day.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and “(md not incorp)” is added to the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history