Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Rule 2021

I, Greg Hunt, Minister for Health and Aged Care, make the following Rules.

Dated 22 March 2021         

Greg Hunt

Minister for Health and Aged Care

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules.................................................

Schedule 1 —Amendments

Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Rule 2015

1 Name

  This instrument is the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Rule 2021.

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered.

3 Authority

  This instrument is made under section 8 of the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Act 2009.

4 Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.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 1—Amendments

Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Rule 2015

1 Section 5

Repeal the section, substitute:

5 Levy day

  For paragraph 6(1) (a) of the Act, 30 November in each financial year is specified as the national joint replacement register levy day for the financial year. The levy date for the 2020-21 financial year is specified as 31 March 2021.

2 Subsection 7(4) (definition of NJRR funding amount)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

NJRR funding amount means:

 (a) for the levy day on 31 March 2021—$2 523 000; or

 (b) for the levy day on 30 November 2021—$2 543 000; or

 (c) for the levy day on 30 November 2022—$2 571 000; or

 (d) for the levy day on 30 November of any financial year after 30 November 2022—$2 571 000.