Income Tax Assessment Act 1936
PART VIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 264BB
COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
264BB(1)
The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require a private health insurer to provide information relevant to the operation of this Act about each person who is covered at any time during a financial year specified in the notice by a complying health insurance policy issued by the insurer or who paid premiums under such a policy.
264BB(2)
The information that the Commissioner may require the private health insurer to provide includes the following:
(a) the name, address and date of birth of each person mentioned in subsection (1);
(b) the membership number of the policy;
(c) the name, address and date of birth of any spouse of a person covered by the policy (other than a spouse permanently living separately and apart from the person);
(d) whether the policy covers hospital treatment, general treatment or both;
(e) the date on which the policy was issued;
(f) whether the policy has terminated or been suspended, and, if it has, the date on which it terminated or was suspended;
(g) the amount of the premium payable under the policy;
(ga) whether the premium has been reduced under section 23-1 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 , and if so, the amount of the reduction;
(gb) the name, address and date of birth of a participant (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 ) in the premiums reduction scheme (within the meaning of that Act) in respect of the policy;
(gc) whether the premium has been increased in accordance with Division 34 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 , and if so, the amount of the increase;
(h) the period to which the premium relates;
(i) any increase or decrease in the premium;
(j) whether a payment in respect of a premium that was due within a period specified by the Commissioner was not paid.
264BB(3)
The information required by a notice under subsection (1) is to be provided:
(a) in a form (including an electronic form) approved by the Commissioner; and
(b) within the period specified in the notice.
264BB(4) [Interpretation]
The Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require a private health insurer to provide information relevant to the operation of this Act about each person who is covered at any time during a financial year specified in the notice by a complying health insurance policy issued by the insurer or who paid premiums under such a policy.
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Hide history note264BB(2)
The information that the Commissioner may require the private health insurer to provide includes the following:
(a) the name, address and date of birth of each person mentioned in subsection (1);
(b) the membership number of the policy;
(c) the name, address and date of birth of any spouse of a person covered by the policy (other than a spouse permanently living separately and apart from the person);
(d) whether the policy covers hospital treatment, general treatment or both;
(e) the date on which the policy was issued;
(f) whether the policy has terminated or been suspended, and, if it has, the date on which it terminated or was suspended;
(g) the amount of the premium payable under the policy;
(ga) whether the premium has been reduced under section 23-1 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 , and if so, the amount of the reduction;
(gb) the name, address and date of birth of a participant (within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 ) in the premiums reduction scheme (within the meaning of that Act) in respect of the policy;
(gc) whether the premium has been increased in accordance with Division 34 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 , and if so, the amount of the increase;
(h) the period to which the premium relates;
(i) any increase or decrease in the premium;
(j) whether a payment in respect of a premium that was due within a period specified by the Commissioner was not paid.
264BB(3)
The information required by a notice under subsection (1) is to be provided:
(a) in a form (including an electronic form) approved by the Commissioner; and
(b) within the period specified in the notice.
264BB(4) [Interpretation]
In this section, the following terms have the same meanings as in the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 :
| complying health insurance policy |
| general treatment |
| hospital treatment |
| private health insurer |