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Health Insurance Act 1973

No. 42, 1974

Compilation No. 128

Compilation date: 15 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 8, 2025

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–106ZR
Volume 2: sections 124B–133
 Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Health Insurance Act 1973 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
3AAA Accreditation of podiatrists
3AAB Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
3AA Approved pathology practitioners to ensure proper supervision of pathology services
3B Meaning of medical entrepreneur
3C Health service not specified in an item
3D Recognition as specialists of members of certain organisations on advice from the organisation
3DA Period of section 3D recognition
3DB Alternative method of recognition as a specialist or consultant physician
3DC Period of effect of determination
3E Recognition as consultant physicians etc. of certain medical practitioners
3GA Register of Approved Placements
3GB Removal from the Register
3GC Use of computer programs to manage Register of Approved Placements
4 General medical services table
4AAA Multiple general medical services
4AA Diagnostic imaging services table
4AB Multiple diagnostic imaging services
4A Pathology services table
4B Multiple pathology services
4BAA Conditional specification of services in table items