Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVES ACT 1997 No. 55, 1997 - SECT 4.4

(1) A health fund must notify the Commission of an application given to the
health fund under section 4-3 no later than whichever of the following days is
applicable:

   (a)  if the health fund receives the application on a day that is on or
        before the 21st day of a month-the last day of the notification period
        for the following month; or

   (b)  if the health fund receives the application on a day that is on or
        after the 22nd day of a month-the last day of the notification period
        for the second month after that day. Note: For notification period,
        see the Dictionary.

(2) The notice must be in such a form, and contain such details, as the
Managing Director determines in writing.

(3) The details referred to in subsection (2) may include, but are not limited
to, the following:

   (a)  the applicant's full name;

   (b)  the applicant's date of birth;

   (c)  the applicant's address;

   (d)  the applicant's Medicare card number;

   (e)  whether the policy in respect of which the applicant has applied to be
        registered covers only one person or covers more than one person;

   (f)  the full name and date of birth of any person covered by the policy
        (other than the applicant);

   (g)  whether any of those persons are dependent children;

   (h)  the full name and date of birth of any person (other than a person
        covered by the policy) whose income must be taken into account under
        section 3-3 or 3-4 in respect of the policy for the financial year in
        question;

   (i)  whether the policy provides hospital cover, ancillary cover or
        combined cover.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Managing Director must not
determine that the participating fund must provide:

   (a)  the tax file number of any person; or

   (b)  any information about the applicant's income, or the income of any
        other person, other than that the applicant believes the income test
        is satisfied in respect of the policy for the financial year in
        question; or

   (c)  information about the physical, psychological or emotional health of
        any person.

(5) The details determined by the Managing Director for the purposes of
subsection (2) must not relate to any person other than:

   (a)  the applicant; or

   (b)  persons covered by the policy; or

   (c)  persons whose income must be taken into account under section 3- 3 or
        3-4 in respect of the policy for the financial year in question.

(6) Determinations under subsection (2) are disallowable instruments for the
purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.