{"id":"F2007L00800","name":"National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)","slug":"national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"62 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64562,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00800-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nNational Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)1\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 62\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Health Act 1953.\n\nDated 29 March 2007\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nTONY ABBOTT\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence:\n\n(a) if they are registered before the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 commences — on the commencement of that Act; or\n\n(b) if they are registered after that Act commences — on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Repeal of National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000\n\nThe National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000 are repealed.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1348},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function described in its title—repealing the 2000 Regulations. It does not expand beyond this housekeeping purpose or introduce any substantive new obligations or regulatory schemes."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative provisions (name, commencement, repeal)","Single clear repeal action with no exceptions or transitional arrangements","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Commencement condition is binary and straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument **repeals (cancels)** the old *National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000*.\n\n**Why this matters:**\nWhen the Australian Government introduced the new *Private Health Insurance Act 2007*, it replaced the old system of health insurance rules. These Repeal Regulations are a \"cleanup\" measure that formally removes the outdated Lifetime Health Cover Regulations made under the previous *National Health Act 1953*, ensuring there is no confusion between old and new rules.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Removes the 2000 Regulations entirely from the statute book\n- Commences automatically when the *Private Health Insurance Act 2007* begins (or the next day if registered later)\n\n**Who it affects:**\nPrimarily affects private health insurers and government administrators by tidying up the legislative framework. It does not change any current policyholder rights or obligations—it simply removes defunct rules that have been superseded by the new Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1","history":"/api/acts/national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/national-health-lifetime-health-cover-repeal-regulations-2007-no-1/documents"}}