PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE INCENTIVES ACT 1997

***** Repealed 1 July 2000 *****

PART 2 - THE INCENTIVES SCHEME

Division 3 - Who is eligible to participate in the scheme?

SECTION 3-1   ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME  

3-1    A person is eligible, in respect of a financial year, to participate in the incentives scheme in respect of a private health insurance policy if:

(a)  the health fund that issued the policy is, for the year, a participating fund (see Division 7); and

(b)  the person is eligible to apply under Division 4 for registration in respect of the policy for that year (see section 4-2); and

(c)  the policy provides appropriate private health insurance cover (see section 3-2); and

(d)  the income test under section 3-3 or 3-4 (whichever is applicable) is satisfied in respect of that year; and

(e)  the person is, at any time during that year, an eligible person within the meaning of section 3 of the Health Insurance Act 1973, or is treated as such a person because of section 6 of that Act.