Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00239:clause:1_82ztca
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00239
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 82ZTCA
Character Range: 59799–61366

82ZTCA  Report to the Minister on outcome of investigations under section 82ZT and 82ZTA

 (1) The Health Insurance Ombudsman may, after the completion of an investigation of the practices and procedures of a particular registered organization under section 82ZT, and must, after the completion of an investigation of the practices and procedures of a particular registered organization under section 82ZTA:
 (a) report to the Minister on the outcome of the investigation (including any recommendations made to the registered organization); and
 (b) make recommendations to the Minister:
 (i) concerning general changes in regulatory practice and/or industry practices relating to registered organizations generally; or
 (ii) concerning possible means of dealing with specific problems arising in relation to the particular registered organization the subject of the investigation.

 (2) Before any report of the outcome of the investigation of the practices and procedures of a particular registered organization is made to the Minister, the Health Insurance Ombudsman must:
 (a) inform the registered organization concerned of the fact that the Health Insurance Ombudsman proposes to make the report and of the nature of any criticism of the conduct of the registered organization that will appear in the report; and
 (b) invite the registered organization to provide to him or her, within a period specified in the invitation, any comment on such criticism that it wishes to make; and
 (c) include in the report any comments made by the registered organization.