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333‑10 Approved forms
(1) A statement, notice, application or other document is in the approved form if:
(a) it is in the form approved in writing by the person specified in the table as the approver of that form; and
(b) it contains a declaration signed by a person or persons as the form requires (see section 333‑15); and
(c) it contains the information that the form requires, and any further information, statement or document required by the approver, whether in the form or otherwise; and
(d) it is given in the manner (if any) required by the approver.
- Person who approves forms
- Item This person ... is the approver of these forms ...
- 1 the Secretary of the Department forms for which there is no other approver specified in this table.
- 2 the Chief Executive Medicare forms under Part 2‑2 and subsection 282‑20(2).
(2) Despite subsection (1), a document that satisfies paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (d) but not paragraph (1)(c) is also in the *approved form if it contains the information required by the approver. The approver must specify the requirement in writing.
(3) The approver may combine in the same *approved form more than one notice, statement, application or other document.
(4) The approver may approve a different *approved form for different kinds of private health insurers.
(5) The Chief Executive Medicare must not approve a form that requires a person to provide:
(a) the *tax file number of any person; or
(b) information about the physical, psychological or emotional health of any person.