Federal Register of Legislation
Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995
Act No. 40 of 1995 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 4 April 2007 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 35 of 2007
The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1] 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Act binds the Crown 5 Imposition of levy 6 Rate of levy 7 By whom is levy payable? 8 Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules 9 Regulations
Notes An Act to impose a levy on health insurance business conducted by private health insurers
1 Short title [see Note 1]
This Act may be cited as the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on 1 July 1995.
3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act:
complaints levy day means the day specified as the complaints levy day in Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules made for the purposes of subsection 5(2).
health insurance business has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
quarter means a period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October in any year.
supplementary complaints levy day means a supplementary complaints levy day specified in a determination by the Minister under section 5.
(2) Other expressions used in this Act have the same meanings in this Act as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.
4 Act binds the Crown
This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.
5 Imposition of levy
(1) Levy is imposed on the conduct of health insurance business by private health insurers: (a) on each day specified in the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules as a complaints levy day for a financial year; and (b) on each day (if any) determined by the Minister, by legislative instrument, as a supplementary complaints levy day for a financial year.
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