PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 2007
PART 4
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TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CHAPTER 4 OF THE NEW ACT
Division 1
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Carrying on health insurance business
SECTION 17
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS SCHEMES
(1)
An arrangement is not an employee health benefits scheme for the purposes of the new Act if:
(a) a declaration by the Minister under the definition of employee health benefits scheme in subsection 67(4) of the National Health Act 1953 was in force immediately before the commencement time; and
(b) the declaration has not been revoked under subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
Despite the repeal of section 67 of the National Health Act 1953 by this Act, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, revoke a declaration of the kind referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this section.
An arrangement is not an employee health benefits scheme for the purposes of the new Act if:
(a) a declaration by the Minister under the definition of employee health benefits scheme in subsection 67(4) of the National Health Act 1953 was in force immediately before the commencement time; and
(b) the declaration has not been revoked under subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
Despite the repeal of section 67 of the National Health Act 1953 by this Act, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, revoke a declaration of the kind referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this section.