Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 3 - COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS  

PART 3-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS  

Division 75 - Waiting period requirements  

SECTION 75-10  

75-10   MEANING OF TRANSFERS  
A person transfers to a policy (the new policy ) from another policy (the old policy ) if:

(a)    either:

(i) the person is insured under the old policy at the time the person becomes insured under the new policy; or

(ii) the person ceased to be insured under the old policy no more than 7 days, or a longer number of days allowed by the new policy ' s insurer for this purpose, before becoming insured under the new policy; and

(b)    the old policy is a ^[*]

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complying health insurance policy; and

(c)    the person ' s premium payments under the old policy were up to date at the time the person became insured under the new policy.

Note:

See section 99-1 about transfer certificates.