Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 5 - ENFORCEMENT  

PART 5-2 - GENERAL ENFORCEMENT METHODS  

Division 203 - Remedies in the Federal Court  

SECTION 203-1  

203-1   MINISTER MAY APPLY TO THE FEDERAL COURT  
If the Minister is satisfied that a private health insurer has contravened an ^[*]

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enforceable obligation, the Minister may apply to the Federal Court for:

(a)    a ^[*]

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declaration of contravention; and

(b)    any one or more of the following orders:

(i) a pecuniary penalty order under section 203-10 ;

(ii) a compensation order under section 203-15 ;

(iii) an adverse publicity order under section 203-20 ;

(iv) any other order that the Minister considers to be appropriate to redress the contravention.

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History

S 203-1(1) amended by No 87 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 113, by omitting " (1) " before " If " , effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 3-15 .

S 203-1(2) repealed by No 87 of 2015, s 3 and Sch 1 item 114, effective 1 July 2015. For transitional provisions, see note under s 3-15 . S 203-1(2) formerly read:

203-1(2)
If the Council is satisfied that a private health insurer has contravened a *Council-supervised obligation, the Council may apply to the Federal Court for:
(a) a *declaration of contravention; and
(b) either or both of the following orders:

(i) a pecuniary penalty order under section 203-10;

(ii) any order that the Council considers to be appropriate to redress the contravention, other than an order under section 203-15 or 203-20.

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