Private Health Insurance Act 2007
The Minister may give a written notice to a person who is or who has been an [*]
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officer, employee or agent of: (a) a private health insurer; or (b) an entity that was a private health insurer at any time in the year ending on the day on which the notice is given;requiring the person to attend, at the time and place specified in the notice, before the Minister or the person specified in the notice and give evidence relating to an area of the insurer ' s operations specified in the notice.
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Hide history note194-15(2)
The Minister may require the person to give the evidence orally or in writing.
194-15(3)
The Minister may require the person to give the evidence on oath or affirmation. For that purpose, the Minister or the person specified in the notice may administer an oath or affirmation.
194-15(4)
The person is not excused from answering a question on the ground that the answer to the question might tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty. However, the answer, or anything obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the answer, is not admissible in evidence against the person in any proceedings, other than proceedings for an offence against section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code .
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