Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVES ACT 1998 No. 121, 1998 - SECT 8.10

(a) is covered at any time during a financial year specified in the notice by an ^* appropriate private health insurance policy issued by the fund; or

(b) paid premiums under such a policy.

(a) the name, residential address and date of birth of each such person;

(b) the fund membership number of the policy;

(c) the name, residential address and date of birth of the person covered by the policy whom the health fund treats as the contributor in respect of the policy;

(d) the name, residential address and date of birth of any person who is a ^* partner of a person covered by the policy;

(e) whether the policy provides ^* hospital cover, ^* ancillary cover or ^* combined cover;

(f) the date on which the policy was issued;

(g) whether the policy has terminated or been suspended, and, if it has, the date on which it terminated or was suspended;

(h) the amount of the premium under the policy;

(i) the period to which the premium relates;

(j) any increase or decrease in the premium;

(k) whether a payment in respect of a premium that was due within a period specified by the HIC was not paid.

(a) in a form (including an electronic form) approved by the HIC; and

(b) within the period specified in the notice.

(a) the fund is required by a notice under subsection (1) to provide information within a specified period about a person or matter; and

(b) the fund fails to comply with the requirement.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Note 1: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Note 2: The obligation to provide information pursuant to a notice under subsection (1) is a continuing obligation and a health fund is guilty of an offence for each day, after the period specified in the notice, until the information is provided (see section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914 ).