Private Health Insurance Act 2007
The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make Private Health Insurance Rules, specified in the second column of the table, providing for matters: (a) required or permitted by the corresponding Chapter, Part, section or Schedule specified in the third column of the table to be provided; or (b) necessary or convenient to be provided in order to carry out or give effect to that Chapter, Part or section.
| Private Health Insurance Rules made by Minister | ||
| Item | Private Health Insurance Rules | Chapter/Part/section/Schedule |
| 1 | Private Health Insurance (Incentives) Rules | Part 2-2 , section 206-1 , Part 6-4 |
| 2 | Private Health Insurance (Lifetime Health Cover) Rules | Part 2-3 |
| 3 | Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules | Chapter 3 , section 188-1 and Schedule 1 |
| 3A | Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules | Part 3-3 |
| 4 | Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules | Part 3-3 |
| 5 | Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Rules | section 81-1 |
| 6 | Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules | Part 4-2 |
| 7 | (Repealed by No 87 of 2015) | |
| 8 | Private Health Insurance (Health Benefits Fund Policy) Rules | Part 4-4 |
| 9 | Private Health Insurance (Data Provision) Rules | Part 4-5 |
| 10 | (Repealed by No 87 of 2015) | |
| 11 | (Repealed by No 57 of 2015) | |
| 12 - 13 | (Repealed by No 87 of 2015) | |
| 14 | Private Health Insurance (Levy Administration) Rules | Part 6-6 |
| 15 | Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Policy) Rules | Part 6-7 |
| 16 | Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules | Part 6-8 |
[ CCH Note: S 333-20(1) will be amended by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 items 22 and 23, by substituting " Part, section or Schedule " for " Part or section " in para (b) and inserting " , section 333-17 and section 333-18 " after " Part 6-4 " in table item 1, column headed " Chapter/Part/section/Schedule " , effective 4 May 2026 or a single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 .]
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Hide history note333-20(2)
If, under this Act, Private Health Insurance Rules made by the Minister may modify a provision of this Act or another Act (including by modifying the effect, or the requirements, of such a provision), the Rules may do so by adding, omitting or substituting provisions (including effects or requirements of provisions).
Note:
There are consultation requirements that apply in relation to the making of Rules mentioned in items 6, 8 and 15 of the above table: see subsections 115-5(2) , 131-5(2) and 318-10(3) .
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