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NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT (LIFETIME HEALTH COVER) ACT 1999 NO. 130, 1999 - SCHEDULE 1

- Amendment of the National Health Act 1953

1 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

adult beneficiary , in relation to hospital cover, means a person covered by that hospital cover, other than a person who is under 31 years of age and is a dependant of a contributor in respect of the hospital cover.

2 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

base rate , in relation to hospital cover, has the meaning given in subclause 1(2) of Schedule 2.

3 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

hospital cover has the meaning given in clause 4 of Schedule 2.

4 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

joint hospital cover means hospital cover in respect of which there is more than one adult beneficiary.

5 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

permitted days without hospital cover has the meaning given in clause 3 of Schedule 2.

6 Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

Schedule 2 application day has the meaning given in clause 5 of Schedule 2.

7 After section 73BA

Insert:

73BAAA Lifetime Health Cover

It is a condition of registration of a registered organization that it must comply with Schedule 2.

8 At the end of section 105AB

Add:

(14)
An application may be made to the Tribunal for the review of a decision of the Minister refusing to make a determination under clause 10 of Schedule 2.

9 Subparagraph (m)(v) of Schedule 1

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

(v)
except as provided in Schedule 2, the age of the contributor;
(va)
the age of a dependant of a contributor;

10 Paragraph (q) of Schedule 1

Omit all the words from and including "unless," to and including "a contributor" (last occurring), substitute:

except to the extent (if any) that either or both of the following apply:

(v)
under the rules of the organization, a discounted rate of contribution is payable by or in respect of such a contributor;
(vi)
the amount of contributions payable by the contributor is increased under Schedule 2.

11 After Schedule 1

Insert:



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