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185‑1 Introduction
This Part gives the Minister powers to enable him or her to find out whether a private health insurer is complying with its enforceable obligations and to encourage or compel an insurer to comply with those obligations.
The Minister can:
(a) set performance indicators for insurers; or
(b) seek explanations from insurers; or
(c) investigate insurers; or
(d) obtain enforceable undertakings from insurers; or
(e) direct insurers to do particular things; or
(f) seek remedies in the Federal Court; or
(g) revoke an insurer’s entitlement to offer tax rebates as premium reductions.