Private Health Insurance Act 2007
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participant must notify the private health insurer that issued the policy in respect of which a person is a participant if the person no longer wishes to be registered in respect of the policy.[ CCH Note: S 23-30(1) will be amended by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 item 6, by inserting " (the withdrawal notice ) " after " must notify " , effective 4 May 2026 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 .]
23-30(2)
A private health insurer must notify the Chief Executive Medicare of each notice the insurer receives under subsection (1) , in the [*]
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approved form and no more than 14 days (or any other period determined by the Chief Executive Medicare) after receiving the notice.[ CCH Note: S 23-30(2) will be substituted by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 item 7, effective 4 May 2026 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 . S 23-30(2) will read:
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23-30(2)
A private health insurer must notify the Chief Executive Medicare of each withdrawal notice that the insurer receives under subsection (1) .
[ CCH Note: S 23-30(2A) will be inserted by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 item 7 effective 4 May 2026 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 . S 23-30(2A) will read:
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23-30(2A)
A notice given by the private health insurer under subsection (2) must:
(a) be given no more than 7 business days (or any other period determined by the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection (4) ) after the withdrawal notice is received by the private health insurer; and
(b) be given electronically in accordance with the electronic system approved by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 333-16 for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(c) include the information required by that system to be included in the notice; and
(d) be accompanied by any documents required by that system to accompany the notice.
If notified under subsection (2) , the Chief Executive Medicare must revoke the person ' s registration in respect of the policy.
[ CCH Note: S 23-30(3) will be amended by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 item 8, by inserting the note, effective 4 May 2026 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 . The note will read:
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A revocation under this subsection is able to be automated by a computer program: see section 333-17 .
[ CCH Note: S 23-30(4) will be inserted by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 item 8, effective 4 May 2026 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 . S 23-30(4) will read:
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23-30(4)
The Chief Executive Medicare may, by legislative instrument, determine a different period for the purposes of paragraph (2A)(a) .
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