Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Risk Equalisation Jurisdiction) Rules 2016

I, TRACEY DUFFY, delegate of the Minister for Health, make these Rules under items 8 and 15 of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

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Tracey Duffy

Assistant Secretary

Private Health Insurance Branch

Medical Benefits Division

Department of Health

4 April 2016

Contents

1 Name of Rules 3

2. Commencement 3

3. Authority 3

4. Schedule 3

Schedule – Amendments 4

Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Policy) Rules 2015 4

Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Policy) Rules 2015 4

1.                    Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Risk Equalisation Jurisdiction) Rules 2016.

2.                      Commencement

These Rules commence on 1 July 2016.

3.                      Authority

These Rules are made under items 8 and 15 of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

4.                      Schedule

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms. 

Schedule ― Amendments

Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Policy) Rules 2015

1 Paragraph 8(a)

After “Australian Capital Territory” insert “, Norfolk Island”.

Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Policy) Rules 2015

2 Subrule 3(1) (Note 1)

After “New South Wales” insert “, Norfolk Island”.