Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 6 - ADMINISTRATION  

PART 6-4 - ADMINISTRATION OF PREMIUMS REDUCTION SCHEME  

Division 279 - Reimbursement of participating insurers and powers of Chief Executive Medicare  

Subdivision 279-A - Reimbursement of private health insurers for premiums reduced under scheme  

SECTION 279-5   PARTICIPATING INSURERS  

279-5(1)    
A private health insurer may apply to the Minister, in the ^[*]

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approved form, to become a ^[*]

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participating insurer for the purposes of this Part.

279-5(2)    
If the Minister approves the application, the private health insurer becomes a ^[*]

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participating insurer.

279-5(3)    
The Minister must approve the application, unless:

(a)    the insurer ' s status as a ^[*]

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participating insurer has previously been revoked under subsection 206-1(1) ; and

(b)    the Minister is satisfied that the insurer is continuing, or will continue, to fail to comply with a provision or condition mentioned in that subsection.

Note:

Rejections of applications are reviewable under Part 6-9 .

279-5(4)    
The Minister must notify the applicant, within 28 days after the date of the decision, whether the application has been approved or rejected.

279-5(5)    
If the application is rejected, the Minister must include his or her reasons for rejecting the application in the notice.