Private Health Insurance Act 2007

Pt 2-2 heading substituted by No 105 of 2013, s 3 and Sch 2 item 3, effective 1 July 2013. The heading formerly read:

PART 2-2 - PREMIUMS REDUCTION AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS SCHEMES

S 23-20 substituted by No 54 of 2025, s 3 and Sch 2 item 5, effective 1 April 2026. For application, transitional and validation provisions, see note under s 279-1 . S 23-20 formerly read:

SECTION 23-20 REFUSAL TO REGISTER  
23-20(1)
If the Chief Executive Medicare refuses to register the applicant in respect of a policy, the Chief Executive Medicare must give the applicant, and the private health insurer that issued the policy, notice of the refusal together with reasons for the refusal.

Note:

Refusals to register are reviewable under Part 6-9.

23-20(2)
The applicant is taken to be registered as a ^[ast_1]

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

participant in respect of the policy if the Chief Executive Medicare does not give notice of refusal within 14 days after receiving the notice under subsection 23-15(2) from the private health insurer to which the applicant applied for registration.

S 23-20 amended by No 32 of 2011, s 3 and Sch 4 item 507, by substituting " Chief Executive Medicare " for " Medicare Australia CEO " (wherever occurring), effective 1 July 2011.