Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health and Ageing
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the: Private Health Insurance Act 2007 to: remove the Private Health Insurance Incentive Benefit (the rebate) from the Lifetime Health Cover loading component of affected private health insurance premiums; and cease the Incentive Payments Scheme which allows people to claim the rebate as a direct payment; and Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and Taxation Administration Act 1953 to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 28 Nov 2012
Second reading moved 28 Nov 2012
Second reading debate 27 May 2013
Second reading debate 28 May 2013
Second reading debate 30 May 2013
Second reading debate 03 Jun 2013
Second reading debate 04 Jun 2013
Second reading agreed to 04 Jun 2013
Consideration in detail debate 04 Jun 2013
Third reading agreed to 04 Jun 2013
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 17 Jun 2013
Second reading moved 17 Jun 2013
Second reading debate 27 Jun 2013
Second reading agreed to 27 Jun 2013
Third reading agreed to 27 Jun 2013
Text of bill as passed both Houses 27 Jun 2013
Assent
  • Act no.: 105
  • Year: 2013
29 Jun 2013

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

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Senate

Schedules of amendments

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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