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75‑10 Meaning of transfers
A person transfers to a policy (the new policy) from another policy (the old policy) if:
(a) either:
(i) the person is insured under the old policy at the time the person becomes insured under the new policy; or
(ii) the person ceased to be insured under the old policy no more than 7 days, or a longer number of days allowed by the new policy’s insurer for this purpose, before becoming insured under the new policy; and
(b) the old policy is a *complying health insurance policy; and
(c) the person’s premium payments under the old policy were up to date at the time the person became insured under the new policy.
Note: See section 99‑1 about transfer certificates.