PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 2007

PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHAPTER 4 OF THE NEW ACT  

Division 1 - Carrying on health insurance business  

SECTION 17   EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS SCHEMES  

(1)    
An arrangement is not an employee health benefits scheme for the purposes of the new Act if:

(a) a declaration by the Minister under the definition of employee health benefits scheme in subsection 67(4) of the National Health Act 1953 was in force immediately before the commencement time; and

(b) the declaration has not been revoked under subsection (2) of this section.

(2)    
Despite the repeal of section 67 of the National Health Act 1953 by this Act, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, revoke a declaration of the kind referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this section.