S 241-55 repealed by No 57 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 15, effective 1 July 2015.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 241-55 formerly read:
SECTION 241-55 RECOMMENDATIONS AS A RESULT OF REFERRAL OR INVESTIGATION
241-55(1)
The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman may make recommendations under this section after:
(a)
receiving a report from the subject of a complaint after referral under Subdivision 241-C; or
(b)
investigating a complaint under Subdivision 241-D.
241-55(2)
The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman may recommend any or all of the following:
(a)
to a private health insurer, that the insurer take a specific course of action in relation to the complaint or make changes to its *rules, or both;
(b)
to a private health insurer, that the insurer request a *health care provider or *private health insurance broker to take a specific course of action in relation to the complaint;
(c)
to a health care provider or private health insurance broker, that the provider or broker take a specific course of action in relation to the complaint.
241-55(3)
The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman may request the person to whom the recommendation was made, or an *officer of that person, to report to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman, before action is taken to give effect to the recommendation, on the action proposed to be taken. The request must specify the period within which the report is to be given.
241-55(4)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
a request is made of the person under subsection (3); and
(c)
the person does not comply with the request.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
241-55(5)
Strict liability applies to subsection (4).
Note:
For
strict liability
, see section 6.1 of the
Criminal Code
.
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