Inquiry into Private Health Insurance Bill 2006 [provisions] and related Bills
Terms of Reference
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On 7 December 2006 the Senate, on the recommendation
of the Selection of Bills Committee, referred the following Bills to the
Community Affairs Committee, for inquiry and report by 26 February 2007:
- Private Health Insurance Bill 2006
- Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and
Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006
- Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and
Listing Fees) Bill 2006
- Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization
Levy) Amendment Bill 2006
- Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment
Bill 2006
- Private Health Insurance (Council Administration
Levy) Amendment Bill 2006
- Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund
Levy) Amendment Bill 2006
The Bills, Explanatory Memoranda and Minister's
second reading speech may be accessed via the link:
legislation and documentation relating to the Bills
The Committee invites you to provide a written
submission addressing issues that may be of relevance to you. The
submission should be lodged by 25 January 2007. The Committee prefers to
receive submissions electronically as an attached document – email:
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au
– otherwise by fax (02 6277 5829).
Submissions become Committee documents and
are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Publication of
submissions includes loading them onto the internet and their being
available to other interested parties including the media. Persons making
submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee.
Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised
release of them is not protected.
Information relating to
Senate Committee inquiries, including notes to assist in the preparation
of submissions for a Committee, can be located on the Internet at
https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/wit_sub/index.htm
The
Committee intends to hold a public hearing in Canberra on 2 February 2007.
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Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia