Private Health Insurance Bill 2007

Previous Citations: Private Health Insurance Bill 2006
Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41

Summary

Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill replaces the current regulatory framework with a new regulatory framework which includes measures such as: the introduction of Broader Health Cover which will cover out of hospital services which substitute for, or avert, hospital care; premiums reduction and incentive payments schemes; standard product information; conversion to for-profit status; restructures, mergers and acquisitions of health funds; a comparative website for consumers; changes to Lifetime Health Cover for those with 10 years’ continuous cover; and provides for the Office of Private Health Insurance Ombudsman.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	07 Dec 2006
Second reading moved	07 Dec 2006
Second reading agreed to	14 Feb 2007
Third reading agreed to	14 Feb 2007

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	26 Feb 2007
Second reading moved	26 Feb 2007
Second reading agreed to	20 Mar 2007
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 104 Government, 1 Opposition and 2 Humphries agreed to	23 Mar 2007
Third reading agreed to	23 Mar 2007

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	26 Mar 2007
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	27 Mar 2007


Assent Act no.: 31 Year: 2007	30 Mar 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government

Senate

[sheet 5230]
HUMPHRIES, Sen Gary

Australian Democrats [sheet 5212]
ALLISON, Lyn

Government [sheet PA372]

Opposition [sheet 5219]
MCLUCAS, Sen Jan

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes 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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