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• Medical Indemnity Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill: implements the IBNR (incurred but not reported) indemnity scheme and the high cost claims scheme which provide for Commonwealth assistance in relation to certain liabilities of medical defence organisations and medical indemnity insurers; and introduces premium subsidies to assist medical practitioners in meeting the cost of indemnity coverage. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Bill 2005, the bill amends the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (UMP Support Payment) Act 2002

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to: introduce administrative arrangements for the competitive advantage payment (to be imposed by the proposed

  Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Act 2005

  ); modify aspects of the United Medical Protection support payment; and make a technical correction to the run-off cover payment provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Run-off Cover Indemnity and Other Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2004, the bill amends the:

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to introduce a run-off cover indemnity scheme to cover the cost of medical indemnity claims against eligible practitioners after they have retired or are not participating in the private medical workforce, which will be funded by a levy on medical indemnity insurers (the run-off cover support payment); and the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  to enable a claims protocol to be determined to cover the payment of expenses arising from incurred but not reported indemnity scheme claims. Also repeals the

  Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Act 2002

  and makes minor amendments to the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  and the Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Regulations 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

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  Date

  17 Feb 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Refines the operation of the medical indemnity package by amending the:

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  ,

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  and

  Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004

  in relation to the Run-Off Cover Indemnity Scheme; and

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  in relation to claims protocols. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medicare Levy Amendment (CPI Indexation) Bill (No. 1) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medicare Levy Amendment (CPI Indexation) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Dec 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medicare Levy Amendment (Defence—East Timor Levy) Bill 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Feb 2000 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Treasurer's portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Arts and Sport 

  Summary

  Protects the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games sponsorship and licensing revenue from the unauthorised use of the Games’ key words, indicia and images by corporate competitors of the official Games sponsors. The provisions of this proposed Act will cease to have effect on 30 June 2006, if not repealed earlier. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Jun 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Special Minister of State 

  Summary

  Establishes uniform arrangements for all Life Gold Pass holders, their spouses and their widows or widowers, including limits on the number of return trips within Australia and forfeiture of travel entitlements linked to the forfeiture of superannuation benefits following a corruption offence conviction. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2009, the bill establishes the Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme to provide indemnity insurance to eligible privately practising midwives. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum