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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2019-2020
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Health Insurance Amendment
(Compliance Administration) Bill 2020
No. , 2020
(Health)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Health Insurance Act
1973
, and for related purposes
No. , 2020
Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance Administration) Bill 2020
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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No. , 2020
Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance Administration) Bill 2020
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A Bill for an Act to amend the
Health Insurance Act
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1973
, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance
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Administration) Act 2020
.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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1 Subsection 129AC(1) (heading)
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Omit "
statements
", substitute "
information
".
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2 Subsection 129AC(1)
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Omit "making of a false or misleading statement", substitute "giving of
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false or misleading information".
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3 Subsection 129AC(1)
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Omit "statement was made", substitute "information was given".
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4 Subsection 129AC(1)
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Omit "making of the statement", substitute "giving of the information".
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5 After subsection 129AC(1)
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Insert:
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(1AAA) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is immaterial whether the
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false or misleading information is given:
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(a) in a document; or
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(b) in a statement; or
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(c) in any other form.
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6 Paragraph 129ACA(1)(a)
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Omit "making of a false or misleading statement", substitute "giving of
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false or misleading information".
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7 After subsection 129ACA(1)
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Insert:
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(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), it is immaterial whether the
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false or misleading information is given:
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(a) in a document; or
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(b) in a statement; or
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Schedule 1
Amendments
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(c) in any other form.
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8 Subparagraphs 129ACA(2)(c)(i) and (ii)
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Omit "making of the false or misleading statement", substitute "giving
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of the false or misleading information".
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9 Paragraph 129ACA(6)(b)
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Omit "making of the statement", substitute "giving of the false or
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misleading information".
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10 Application provision
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(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to an
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amount paid before, on or after the commencement of this
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Schedule.
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(2) However, the amendments made by this Schedule do not affect
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rights or liabilities arising between parties to proceedings:
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(a) in which judgment is reserved by a court on or before the
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commencement of this Schedule; or
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(b) which have been heard and finally determined by a court on
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or before the commencement of this Schedule;
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to the extent those rights or liabilities arose from, or were affected
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by, the application of section 129AC or 129ACA, as in force
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before the commencement of this Schedule.
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