CHAPTER 2
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INCENTIVES
PART 2-2
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PREMIUMS REDUCTION SCHEME
History
Pt 2-2 heading substituted by No 105 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 2 item 3, effective 1 July 2013. The heading formerly read:
PART 2-2
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PREMIUMS REDUCTION AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS SCHEMES
Division 22
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PHIIB, PHII benefit and related concepts
History
Div 22 inserted by No 26 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to premiums, and amounts in respect of premiums, paid on and after 1 July 2012.
Subdivision 22-B
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Private health insurance tiers
History
Subdiv 22-B inserted by No 26 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to premiums, and amounts in respect of premiums, paid on and after 1 July 2012.
SECTION 22-45
INDEXATION
22-45(1)
An amount mentioned in section
22-35
is indexed for the 2023-24 financial year, and later financial years, in accordance with this section.
History
S 22-45(1) substituted by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 3, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. S 22-45(1) formerly read:
22-45(1)
This section applies in relation to an amount mentioned in section 22-35 (Private health insurance singles thresholds).
Indexing amounts
22-45(2)
Index the amount by:
(a)
firstly, multiplying the amount by the
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indexation factor for the financial year under subsection
(4)
; and
(b)
next, rounding the result in paragraph
(a)
down to the nearest multiple of $1,000.
EXAMPLES
Example 1:
If the amount to be indexed is $105,000 and the indexation factor increases this to an indexed amount of $107,500, the indexed amount is rounded back down to $107,000.
Example 2:
If the amount to be indexed is $140,000 and the indexation factor increases this to an indexed amount of $142,500, the indexed amount is rounded down to $142,000.
History
S 22-45(2) substituted by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 items 4 and 5, by substituting para (a) and examples 1 and 2, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. Para (a), examples 1 and 2 formerly read:
(a)
firstly:
(i)
if the amount is mentioned in subsection 22-35(1) (singles tier 1 threshold)
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multiplying the amount for the 2008-2009 financial year by its *indexation factor mentioned in subsection (4); or
(ii)
if the amount is mentioned in subsection 22-35(2) or (3) (singles tier 2 threshold or singles tier 3 threshold)
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multiplying the amount for the 2010-2011 financial year by its indexation factor mentioned in subsection (5); and
EXAMPLES
Example 1:
If the amount to be indexed is $90,000 and the indexation factor increases this to an indexed amount of $90,500, the indexed amount is rounded back down to $90,000.
Example 2:
If the amount to be indexed is $120,000 and the indexation factor increases this to an indexed amount of $121,500, the indexed amount is rounded down to $121,000.
22-45(3)
However, do not index the amount for a financial year if the amount worked out under subsection
(2)
for the financial year is less than the amount applicable under section
22-35
or this section for the previous financial year.
History
S 22-45(3) substituted by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 6, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. S 22-45(3) formerly read:
22-45(3)
Do not index the amount if its indexation factor mentioned in subsection (4) or (5) is 1 or less.
22-45(3A)
If the amount is not indexed for a financial year because of subsection
(3)
, the amount for the financial year is the same as the amount for the previous financial year.
History
S 22-45(3A) substituted by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 6, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. S 22-45(3A) formerly read:
22-45(3A)
Do not index the amount for the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 or 2020-21 financial year.
S 22-45(3A) amended by No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 6 item 1, by substituting
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, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 or 2020-21
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for
"
or 2017-18
"
, effective 17 September 2016.
S 22-45(3A) inserted by No 123 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 26 November 2014.
22-45(3B)
(Repealed by No 52 of 2021)
History
S 22-45(3B) repealed by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 6, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. S 22-45(3B) formerly read:
22-45(3B)
If the amount is not indexed for a financial year because of the operation of subsection (3A), the amount for the financial year is the amount for the most recent financial year for which the amount was indexed.
S 22-45(3B) inserted by No 123 of 2014, s 3 and Sch 1 item 1, effective 26 November 2014.
22-45(4)
For the purposes of this section, the
indexation factor
for a financial year is:
History
S 22-45(4) substituted by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 7, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. S 22-45(4) formerly read:
Indexation factor
22-45(4)
For indexation of the amount on an annual basis in accordance with subparagraph (2)(a)(i), the
indexation factor
is:
*Index number mentioned in subsection (7) for the *quarter ending on 31 December just before the start of the relevant financial year |
*Index number mentioned in subsection (7) for the *quarter ending on 31 December 2007 |
22-45(5)
(Repealed by No 52 of 2021)
History
S 22-45(5) repealed by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 8, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years. S 22-45(5) formerly read:
Indexation factor
22-45(5)
For indexation of the amount on an annual basis in accordance with subparagraph (2)(a)(ii), the
indexation factor
is:
*Index number mentioned in subsection (7) for the *quarter ending on 31 December just before the start of the relevant financial year |
*Index number mentioned in subsection (7) for the *quarter ending on 31 December 2009 |
22-45(6)
Work out the
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indexation factor to 3 decimal places (rounding up if the fourth decimal place is 5 or more).
History
S 22-45(6) amended by No 52 of 2021, s 3 and Sch 1 item 9, by omitting
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mentioned in subsection (4) or (5)
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after
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*indexation factor, effective 1 July 2021 and applicable in relation to the 2021-22 financial year and later financial years.
Index number
22-45(7)
For calculating the amounts, the
index number
for a
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quarter is the estimate of full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings for the middle month of the quarter first published by the Australian Statistician in respect of that month.
History
S 22-45 inserted by No 26 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 10, applicable in relation to premiums, and amounts in respect of premiums, paid on and after 1 July 2012.