Private Health Insurance Act 2007

Pt 6-2 repealed by No 57 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 15, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 323-10(1A) .

Div 235 repealed by No 57 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 15, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 323-10(1A) .

S 235-1 repealed by No 57 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 15, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 323-10(1A) . S 235-1 formerly read:

SECTION 235-1 PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF THIS PART  
235-1
The principal object of this Part is to establish the office of, and set out the powers and functions of, the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman so that he or she may protect the interests of people who are covered by private health insurance by:
(a) assisting people who have made complaints relating to private health insurance to resolve those complaints; and
(b) investigating the practices and procedures of private health insurers, *private health insurance brokers and *health care providers; and
(c) mediating between private health insurers and health care providers; and
(d) disseminating information about private health insurance and the rights and obligations of privately insured people.