Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 3 - COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS  

PART 3-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS  

Division 72 - Benefit requirements for policies that cover hospital treatment  

SECTION 72-15   FEES FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES  

72-15(1)    
The Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules may specify fees ( cost-recovery fees ) that may be charged in relation to activities carried out by, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth in connection with the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, conferred by or under this Act in relation to the list of kinds of *medical devices and *human tissue products in the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules.

72-15(2)    
Without limiting subsection (1) , the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules may do any of the following:

(a)    specify 2 or more *cost-recovery fees for the same matter;

(b)    specify a method for working out a cost-recovery fee;

(c)    specify the circumstances in which a specified cost-recovery fee is payable, including by providing that the fee is payable if the Minister is satisfied of specified matters;

(d)    specify the circumstances in which a person is exempt from paying a specified cost-recovery fee;

(e)    specify the circumstances in which the Minister may waive a cost-recovery fee.

72-15(3)    
A *cost-recovery fee specified under this section must not be such as to amount to taxation.


 

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