Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 2 - INCENTIVES  

PART 2-2 - PREMIUMS REDUCTION SCHEME  

Division 23 - Premiums reduction scheme  

Subdivision 23-B - Participation in the premiums reduction scheme  

SECTION 23-30   PARTICIPANTS WHO WANT TO WITHDRAW FROM SCHEME  

23-30(1)    
A ^[ast_1]

To find definitions of asterisked terms, see the Dictionary in Schedule 1 .

participant must notify (the withdrawal notice ) the private health insurer that issued the policy in respect of which a person is a participant if the person no longer wishes to be registered in respect of the policy.

23-30(2)    
A private health insurer must notify the Chief Executive Medicare of each withdrawal notice that the insurer receives under subsection (1) .

23-30(2A)    
A notice given by the private health insurer under subsection (2) must:

(a)    be given no more than 7 business days (or any other period determined by the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection (4) ) after the withdrawal notice is received by the private health insurer; and

(b)    be given electronically in accordance with the electronic system approved by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 333-16 for the purposes of this paragraph; and

(c)    include the information required by that system to be included in the notice; and

(d)    be accompanied by any documents required by that system to accompany the notice.

23-30(3)    
If notified under subsection (2) , the Chief Executive Medicare must revoke the person ' s registration in respect of the policy.

Note:

A revocation under this subsection is able to be automated by a computer program: see section 333-17 .

23-30(4)    
The Chief Executive Medicare may, by legislative instrument, determine a different period for the purposes of paragraph (2A)(a) .