S 244-5 repealed by No 57 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 15, effective 1 July 2015.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 244-5 formerly read:
SECTION 244-5 INVESTIGATIONS AT MINISTER
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S REQUEST
244-5(1)
The Minister may request the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman to investigate the practices and procedures of a private health insurer or a *private health insurance broker.
244-5(2)
The Minister may request the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman to investigate the practices and procedures of a *health care provider together with an investigation of a private health insurer under subsection (1), if:
(a)
the investigation relates to a matter arising out of or connected with a *private health insurance arrangement; and
(b)
the practices and procedures relate to either or both of the following:
(i)
the application of a private health insurance arrangement to services or goods provided, or to goods manufactured or supplied, by the health care provider;
(ii)
a private health insurance arrangement to which the health care provider is, or was in the period to be investigated, a party; and
(c)
the Minister considers, having regard to the object of this Part, that investigation of the health care provider together with the private health insurer is necessary or appropriate in order to consider the matter effectively.
244-5(3)
If the Minister makes a request under this section, the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman must conduct an investigation.
Note:
An investigation may include mediation (see section 247-1).
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