Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00097:section:3:p10
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Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 10/18)
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relating to whether, and in what circumstances, particular kinds of evidence are to be accepted, for the purposes of this Part, as conclusive evidence of:
 (a) whether a person had *hospital cover at a particular time, or during a particular period; or
 (b) a person's age.

Part 2‑4—Excess levels for medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge purposes

Division 42—Introduction

42‑1  What this Part is about
      This Part sets out the excess levels for complying health insurance products that relate to whether a person is liable to pay medicare levy or medicare levy surcharge.

Division 45—Excess levels for medicare levy and medicare levy surcharge purposes

45‑1  Excess level amounts
  For the purposes of the A New Tax System (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Act 1999 and the Medicare Levy Act 1986, any excess payable in respect of benefits under a *complying health insurance policy that provides *hospital cover must not be more than:
 (a) $750 in any 12 month period, in relation to a policy under which only one person is insured; and
 (b) $1,500 in any 12 month period, in relation to any other policy.

Chapter 3—Complying health insurance products

Part 3‑1—Introduction

Division 50—Introduction

50‑1  What this Chapter is about
      Broadly, health insurance that is made available to the public must meet the requirements in this Chapter. This means that:

                (a) the insurance must be community‑rated (that is, made available in a way that does not discriminate between people) (see Part 3‑2); and
                (b) the insurance must be in the form of a complying health insurance product (see Part 3‑3); and
                (c) the private health insurers who make the products available must meet certain obligations to people insured or seeking to be insured under the products (see Part 3‑4).

50‑5  Private Health Insurance Rules relevant to this Chapter
  Matters relating to *complying health insurance products are also dealt with in the Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules, the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules, the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules and the Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Rules. The provisions of this Chapter indicate when a particular matter is or may be dealt with in these Rules.
Note: These Rules are all made by the Minister under section 333‑20.

Part 3‑2—Community rating

Division 55—Principle of community rating

55‑1  What this Part is about
      To ensure that everybody who chooses has access to health insurance, the principle of community rating prevents private health insurers from discriminating between people on the basis of their health or for any other reason described in this Part.

55‑5  Principle of community rating
 (1) A private health insurer must not:
 (a) take or fail to take any action; or
 (b) in making a