Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules 2023 (Cth)

Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules 2023

I, MARK BUTLER, Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following Rules under section 8 of the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995.

Dated 4 September 2023

Mark Butler Minister for Health and Aged Care

Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Schedules 6 Census day 7 Complaints levy day 8 Rate of levy for a single policy 9 Rate of levy for a joint policy Schedule 1—Repeals Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules 2022

1 Name This instrument is the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules 2023.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3 Authority This instrument is made under section 8 of the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995.

4 Definitions (1) In this instrument: Act means the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Act 1995. census day means the day specified in rule 6. complaints levy day means the day or days specified in rule 7. joint policy means a policy under which two or more persons are insured. policy means a complying health insurance policy as defined in section 63-10 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. single policy means a policy under which only one person is insured. total number of single policies means the number of single policies on issue from all private health insurers on the census day. total number of joint policies means the number of joint policies on issue from all private health insurers on the census day. Note: The number of single policies and joint policies on issue from private health insurers used is taken from data held by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. (2) Other expressions used in this instrument have the same meanings in this instrument as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.