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Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 2 - INCENTIVES  

PART 2-2 - PREMIUMS REDUCTION SCHEME  

Division 22 - PHIIB, PHII benefit and related concepts  

Subdivision 22-B - Private health insurance tiers  

SECTION 22-45   INDEXATION  

22-45(1)    
An amount mentioned in section 22-35 is indexed for the 2023-24 financial year, and later financial years, in accordance with this section.



Indexing amounts

22-45(2)    
Index the amount by:

(a)    firstly, multiplying the amount by the [*]

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indexation factor for the financial year under subsection (4) ; and

(b)    next, rounding the result in paragraph (a) down to the nearest multiple of $1,000. EXAMPLES

Example 1:

If the amount to be indexed is $105,000 and the indexation factor increases this to an indexed amount of $107,500, the indexed amount is rounded back down to $107,000.

Example 2:

If the amount to be indexed is $140,000 and the indexation factor increases this to an indexed amount of $142,500, the indexed amount is rounded down to $142,000.


22-45(3)    
However, do not index the amount for a financial year if the amount worked out under subsection (2) for the financial year is less than the amount applicable under section 22-35 or this section for the previous financial year.


22-45(3A)    
If the amount is not indexed for a financial year because of subsection (3) , the amount for the financial year is the same as the amount for the previous financial year.


22-45(3B)    
(Repealed by No 52 of 2021)


22-45(4)    
For the purposes of this section, the indexation factor for a financial year is:


[*]

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Index number mentioned in subsection (7) for the [*]

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quarter ending on 31 December just before the start of the relevant financial year
[*]

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Index number mentioned in subsection (7) for the [*]

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quarter ending on 31 December 2021


22-45(5)    
(Repealed by No 52 of 2021)


22-45(6)    
Work out the [*]

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indexation factor to 3 decimal places (rounding up if the fourth decimal place is 5 or more).

Index number

22-45(7)    
For calculating the amounts, the index number for a [*]

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quarter is the estimate of full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings for the middle month of the quarter first published by the Australian Statistician in respect of that month.