Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the:
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
  and
Age Discrimination Act 2004
  to allow insurers to permanently offer extended family policies to cover ‘dependent child non-students’; and
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
  to make amendments consequential on the establishment of the National Joint Replacement Register.

Progress

House of Representatives
03 Jun 2009	Introduced and read a first time
03 Jun 2009	Second reading moved
25 Jun 2009	Second reading debate
25 Jun 2009	Second reading agreed to
25 Jun 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
25 Jun 2009	Introduced and read a first time
25 Jun 2009	Second reading moved
25 Jun 2009	Second reading debate
25 Jun 2009	Second reading agreed to
25 Jun 2009	Third reading agreed to

25 Jun 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
01 Jul 2009	Assent Act no.: 66 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (03/06/2009): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
Committee report (16/06/2009)

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Helpful information

Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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