Commonwealth legislation

National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

64 of 2007

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This regulation cleans up old health insurance rules that became obsolete when the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 started.

What it does:

Repeals the National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) Regulations 2000 — removing outdated technical rules that governed how private health insurers (previously called “registered health benefits organizations”) were registered and regulated under the old Act.
Timing: It automatically takes effect when the Private Health Insurance Act 2007 begins (or the next day if registered later), ensuring a smooth transition to the new system.

Who it affects: This is administrative housekeeping. It mainly affects government agencies and private health insurers by removing superseded compliance requirements. For everyday Australians, it simply ensures the old rules are cleared away as the new 2007 health insurance framework takes over.

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National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)

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National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 64

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 (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) 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 (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) Regulations 2000

The National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) 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

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1 National Health (Registered Health Benefits Organizations) Repeal Regulations 2007 (No. 1)