Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 6 - ADMINISTRATION  

PART 6-8 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION  

Division 323 - Disclosure of information  

SECTION 323-15   AUTHORISED DISCLOSURE: SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT INSURERS OTHER THAN AMONG AGENCIES  

323-15(1)    
For the purposes of subsection 323-1(3) , a person may disclose information to another person if:

(a)    the information relates to any or all of the following:

(i) a private health insurer;

(ii) an applicant to become a private health insurer;

(iii) a person carrying on ^[*]

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health insurance business;

(iv) a ^[*]

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director or ^[*]

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officer of a person mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii); and

(b)    the information is not information of a kind specified in the Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules as information that must not be disclosed under this section; and

(c)    the disclosure is made in accordance with any requirements in the Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules; and

(d)    the disclosure is, or is a kind of disclosure, certified by the Minister by written instrument to be in the public interest; and

(e)    if there are any conditions specified in the certificate - the conditions are met.

323-15(2)    
The Minister may specify conditions in a certificate under paragraph (1)(d) relating to the application of the certificate.

323-15(3)    
A certificate under paragraph (1)(d) is not a legislative instrument.