Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095:section:20zk:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00095
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20ZK (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 251123–253985

20ZK  Application of certain provisions of the Act
 (1) Subject to this section, the following provisions apply in relation to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman as if a reference in any of those provisions to the Ombudsman were a reference to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman:
 (a) the definition of authorized person in subsection 3(1);
 (b) section 7 (complaints);
 (c) section 11A (powers of Federal Court of Australia);
 (d) subsection 31(1) (staff);
 (da) section 32 (duty of principal officer etc. to assist Ombudsman);
 (e) section 33 (Ombudsman not to be sued);
 (f) subsection 34(7) (delegation from State Ombudsman);
 (g) section 35 (officers to observe confidentiality);
 (h) section 35AA (disclosure of information and documents to National Anti‑Corruption Commissioner or Inspector);
 (i) section 35A (disclosure of information by Ombudsman);
 (j) section 35B (disclosure of ACC information);
 (k) section 35C (disclosure of NACC information);
 (l) section 36 (offences);
 (m) section 37 (protection from civil actions).
 (2) The following provisions apply in accordance with this subsection:
 (a) section 7 applies as if a reference to investigating a complaint were a reference to dealing with a complaint as mentioned in subsection 20J(1);
 (b) section 11A applies as if:
 (i) the reference to a requirement made by the Ombudsman by notice under section 9 to furnish information, to produce documents or other records or to attend before the Ombudsman to answer questions in relation to an investigation under this Act were a reference to a requirement made by the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman by notice under section 20ZE to give information or PHI records in relation to a complaint made under Division 3 of Part IID or an investigation under Division 4 of Part IID; and
 (ii) the reference to an order directing the person to furnish the information, produce the documents or attend before the Ombudsman to answer questions were a reference to an order directing the person to give the information or PHI records to the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman;
 (ba) section 32 applies as if:
 (i) a refence to a Department or prescribed authority were a reference to a private health insurer or private health insurance broker; and
 (ii) in relation to a private health insurer—a reference to a principal officer were a reference to the individual primarily responsible for the management of the private health insurer; and
 (iii) in relation to a private health insurance broker that is an individual—a reference to a principal officer were a reference to that individual; and
 (iv) in relation to a private health insurance broker that is not an individual—a reference to a principal officer were a reference to the individual primarily responsible for the management of the private health insurance broker; and
 (v) in relation