Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01013:clause:2_8:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01013
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 8 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 6702–9230

8  Transitional provisions

(1) If, before the commencement of the amendments made by items 1 to 7 of this Schedule:
 (a) a person or body has applied to the Council under section 20AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973 for approval as a billing agent; but
 (b) the Council has not completed its consideration of that application;
then:
 (c) section 20AB of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of those amendments is taken to continue in force for the purpose of enabling the Council to complete its consideration of that application; and
 (d) section 20AD of that Act as so in force is taken to continue to apply in relation to any review of a decision made under section 20AB as so continued in force.

(2) If, before the amendments made by items 1 to 7 of this Schedule:
 (a) the Council has, under section 20AC of the Health Insurance Act 1973, notified a person or body approved as a billing agent that it is considering revocation of that approval; but
 (b) the Council has not made a decision in respect of the revocation;
then:
 (c) section 20AC of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of those amendments is taken to continue in force for the purpose of enabling the Council to complete its consideration of any submissions made in respect of the revocation and make a decision in respect of the revocation; and
 (d) section 20AD of that Act as so in force is taken to continue to apply in relation to any review of a decision to revoke made under section 20AB as so continued in force.

(3) If, before the amendments made by items 1 to 7 of this Schedule:
 (a) a person or body has applied to the Council under section 20AD of the Health Insurance Act 1973 for reconsideration of a decision not to approve a person or body as a billing agent or of a decision to revoke the approval of that person or body as a billing agent; but
 (b) the Council has not completed its reconsideration of that decision;
section 20AD of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of those amendments is taken to continue in force:
 (c) so as to permit the completion of that reconsideration; and
 (d) if the applicant for that reconsideration subsequently seeks a review of the decision on that reconsideration by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal—so as to permit that review to be undertaken.

(4) If, before the commencement of the amendments made by items 1 to 7 of this Schedule:
 (a) a person or body has made application under section 20AD of the Health Insurance Act 1973 for