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• Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Act 2009

  to: enable the National Joint Replacement Register (NJRR) levy to be imposed on the recording on the NJRR of the provision of a joint replacement prosthesis, rather than for being a sponsor of a joint replacement prosthesis; set a cap of $5000 on the amount of NJRR levy payable for a financial year by a sponsor; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  The bill: imposes a levy on joint replacement prostheses sponsors to provide funding for the National Joint Replacement Registry; and enables the minister to make Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Rules by legislative instrument. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill imposes listing and application fees on prostheses sponsors to recover the cost of evaluation and listing prostheses for private health insurance purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to create a regime for the prudential regulation of private health insurers, the bill amends: the

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  to establish a new special account to administer the collapsed insurer levy; the

  Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Act 1998

  to provide for the collection of the private health insurer supervisory levy and the collapsed insurer levy; the

  Financial Sector (Collection of Data) Act 2001

  to provide for the collection of data from private health insurers by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); the

  Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998

  ,

  Ombudsman Act 1976

  and

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  to provide for matters relating to the secrecy and sharing of information concerning private health insurers; and five Acts to make consequential amendments. Also: repeals the

  Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Act 2003

  ; and provides for transitional arrangements, including the transfer of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council’s staff, assets, liabilities and records to APRA. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to create a regime for the prudential regulation of private health insurers, the bill: transfers the prudential supervisory functions from the Private Health Insurance Administration Council to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA); provides for the registration of private health insurers and prohibits unregistered entities from carrying on a health related business; requires private health insurers to have health benefit funds; provides that APRA approves restructures, mergers, acquisitions and terminations of health benefit funds; empowers APRA to appoint an external manager of a health benefit fund; outlines duties and liabilities of directors; enables APRA to establish prudential standards and to exercise powers under the standards; outlines obligations of private health insurers; provides for the monitoring and investigation of private health insurers; provides that APRA can obtain an enforceable undertaking from a person in connection with a matter in relation to which APRA has a power or function; provides that APRA may seek remedies for a contravention of an enforceable obligation; provides for the Administrative Review Tribunal to review decisions made by APRA; and sets out matters in relation to approvals, determinations and rules. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ; and repeals the existing levy and imposes a new levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill reimposes the Reinsurance Trust Fund levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Infrastructure 

  Summary

  Part of a package of eight bills to reform the legal and governance framework for Norfolk Island, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Act 2003

  to extend the risk equalisation levy on private health insurers to Norfolk Island. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills to create a regime for the prudential regulation of private health insurers, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Act 2003

  to provide that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority determines and administers the risk equalisation levy imposed on bodies registered as private health insurers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill: provides for the transition to the new regulatory framework; makes consequential amendments to 23 Acts, including changes to the income tax law in relation to income tax offsets; repeals redundant provisions in the

  National Health Act 1953

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  ; and repeals the

  Private Health Insurance (ACAC Review Levy) Act 2003

  and

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum