Commonwealth legislation

National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

62 of 2007

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This instrument repeals (cancels) the old National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000.

Why this matters: When 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 These Repeal Regulations are a "cleanup" measure that formally removes the outdated Lifetime Health Cover Regulations made under the previous National Health Act 1953, ensuring there is no confusion between old and new rules.

What it does:

Removes the 2000 Regulations entirely from the statute book
Commences automatically when the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 begins (or the next day if registered later)

Who it affects: Primarily 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 It does not change any current policyholder rights or obligations—it simply removes defunct rules that have been superseded by the new Act.

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National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)

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National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 62

I, 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.

Dated 29 March 2007

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

TONY ABBOTT

Minister for Health and Ageing

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence:

(a) if they are registered before the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 commences — on the commencement of that Act; or

(b) if they are registered after that Act commences — on the day after they are registered.

3 Repeal of National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000

The National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Regulations 2000 are repealed.

Note

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.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 National Health (Lifetime Health Cover) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)