Private Health Insurance Act 2007

Ch 4 heading substituted by No 87 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 54, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 3-15 . The heading formerly read:

CHAPTER 4 - PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS

Pt 4-5 heading substituted by No 87 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 66, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 3-15 . The heading formerly read:

PART 4-5 - OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS

Div 166 repealed by No 87 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 71, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 3-15 .

S 166-1 repealed by No 87 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 71, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 3-15 . S 166-1 formerly read:

SECTION 166-1 PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS NOT TO ALLOW DISQUALIFIED PERSONS TO ACT AS DIRECTORS  
166-1(1)
A private health insurer commits an offence if the insurer allows a *disqualified person to be or to act as a *director or *senior manager of the insurer.

Penalty: 250 penalty units.

166-1(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply if the insurer:
(a) contacted the Council within a reasonable period before allowing the person to be to or act as a *director or *senior manager, as the case may be; and
(b) was advised by the Council that the person was not a *disqualified person.

Note:

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this subsection. See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .