Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

PART VIII - MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 264BB COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

264BB(1)

The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require a private health insurer to provide information relevant to the operation of this Act about each person who is covered at any time during a financial year specified in the notice by a complying health insurance policy issued by the insurer or who paid premiums under such a policy.

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264BB(2)

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The information that the Commissioner may require the private health insurer to provide includes the following:

(a) the name, address and date of birth of each person mentioned in subsection (1);

(b) the membership number of the policy;

(c) the name, address and date of birth of any spouse of a person covered by the policy (other than a spouse permanently living separately and apart from the person);

(d) whether the policy covers hospital treatment, general treatment or both;

(e) the date on which the policy was issued;

(f) whether the policy has terminated or been suspended, and, if it has, the date on which it terminated or was suspended;

(g) the amount of the premium payable under the policy;

(ga) whether the premium has been reduced under section 23-1 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 , and if so, the amount of the reduction;

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(gb) the name, address and date of birth of a participant (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 ) in the premiums reduction scheme (within the meaning of that Act) in respect of the policy;

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(gc) whether the premium has been increased in accordance with Division 34 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 , and if so, the amount of the increase;

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(h) the period to which the premium relates;

(i) any increase or decrease in the premium;

(j) whether a payment in respect of a premium that was due within a period specified by the Commissioner was not paid.

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History

S 264BB(2) amended by No 105 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 1 item 3, by inserting para (gc), effective 1 July 2013.

S 264BB(2) amended by No 26 of 2012, s 3 and Sch 1 item 2, by inserting para (ga) and (gb), applicable in relation to premiums, and amounts in respect of premiums, paid on and after 1 July 2012.

S 264BB(2) substituted by No 32 of 2007, s 3 and Sch 3 item 6, effective 1 July 2007. S 264BB(2) formerly read:

264BB(2)
The information that the Commissioner may require the health fund to provide includes the following:

(a) the name, address and date of birth of each such person;

(b) the fund membership number of the policy;

(c) the name, address and date of birth of the person covered by the policy whom the health fund treats as the contributor in respect of the policy;

(d) the name, address and date of birth of any person who is a partner of a person covered by the policy;

(e) whether the policy provides hospital cover, ancillary cover or combined cover;

(f) the date on which the policy was issued;

(g) whether the policy has terminated or been suspended, and, if it has, the date on which it terminated or was suspended;

(h) the amount of the premium under the policy:

(i) the period to which the premium relates;

(j) any increase or decrease in the premium;

(k) whether a payment in respect of a premium that was due within a period specified by the Commissioner was not paid.

264BB(3)
The information required by a notice under subsection (1) is to be provided:

(a) in a form (including an electronic form) approved by the Commissioner; and

(b) within the period specified in the notice.

264BB(4) [Interpretation]

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In this section, the following terms have the same meanings as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 :

complying health insurance policy

general treatment

hospital treatment

private health insurer

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