Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Act 2006 (83 of 2006)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to the Health Insurance Ombudsman

National Health Act 1953

99   Subsection 82ZV(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, issue guidelines dealing with any or all of the following:

(a) the circumstances in which it is, or is not, appropriate for the Health Insurance Ombudsman to direct the subject of a complaint or an investigation to participate in mediation;

(b) circumstances in which a mediator might consider that a complaint, or matter being mediated under Division 4, cannot be settled by mediation;

(c) the appointment of mediators under section 82ZUH.