Private Health Insurance Act 2007
If the Federal Court has made a [*]
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declaration of contravention that specifies an [*]To find definitions of asterisked terms, see the Dictionary in Schedule 1 .
officer of a private health insurer (see paragraph 203-5(2)(d) ), the court may order the officer to pay the Commonwealth a pecuniary penalty of up to 1,000 penalty units.
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The court must not make an order under subsection (1) if it is satisfied that a court has ordered the [*]
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officer to pay damages in the nature of punitive damages in respect of: (a) the contravention of the [*]To find definitions of asterisked terms, see the Dictionary in Schedule 1 .
enforceable obligation; or (b) the officer ' s failure to take reasonable steps to prevent the insurer contravening the enforceable obligation.203-10(3)
The penalty is a civil debt payable to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth may enforce the order as if it were an order made in civil proceedings against the [*]
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officer to recover a debt due by the officer. The debt arising from the order is taken to be a judgment debt.
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