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Private Health Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2015
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#### 21 Cancellation of registration
(1) APRA must, in writing, cancel the registration of a private health insurer if:
(a) the insurer has not conducted health insurance business during the preceding 12 months; or
(b) the insurer’s health benefits funds have been terminated under Division 5 of Part 3; or
(c) the insurer ceases to be a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001.
(1A) APRA may, in writing, cancel the registration of a private health insurer if APRA is satisfied that the private health insurer has failed to comply with a requirement of the Financial Accountability Regime Act 2023.
(2) APRA must:
(a) give the insurer written notice of the cancellation; and
(b) within one month after the cancellation, publish in the Gazette a notification of the cancellation.