Human Services Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (32 of 2011)

Schedule 4   Consequential amendments

Part 1   General amendments

Private Health Insurance Act 2007

510   Section 26-15

Repeal the section, substitute:

26-15 Withdrawal of claim

(1) A claimant may at any time, by writing sent to or lodged at:

(a) an office of the *Human Services Department (other than an office specified in an instrument under subsection (2)); or

(b) a place approved by the Chief Executive Medicare;

withdraw a claim.

(2) The Chief Executive Medicare may, by written instrument, specify one or more offices of the *Human Services Department for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a).

(3) An instrument under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.