Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00097:section:5:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00097
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 14/56)
Character Range: 116962–119771

method (if any) specified by the person.

96‑5  Giving private health information statements for new products
  A private health insurer must ensure that copies of the *private health information statements for a *complying health insurance product of the insurer are given to:
 (a) the Secretary of the Department; and
 (c) the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman;
no later than the first day on which the insurer first begins to make the *product available.

96‑10  Giving updated private health information statements
  A private health insurer must ensure that, if the *private health information statements for a *complying health insurance product of the insurer are updated, copies of the updated statements are given to:
 (a) the Secretary of the Department; and
 (c) the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman;
as soon as practicable after the statement is updated.

96‑15  Giving additional information on request
 (1) Any of the following:
 (a) the Secretary of the Department;
 (c) the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman;
may request a private health insurer for specified information about, or in relation to, a *complying health insurance product or products, or a *complying health insurance policy, of the insurer.
 (2) The request must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) specify the time by which the information requested is to be given.
 (3) The request may specify the manner and form in which the information requested is to be given.
 (4) A private health insurer must ensure that the request is complied with, by the time specified in the request or any longer time allowed by the person who made the request.

96‑20  Failure to give information to Department or Private Health Insurance Ombudsman
 (1) A private health insurer commits an offence if:
 (a) the insurer is required under section 96‑1, 96‑5, 96‑10 or 96‑15 to ensure that a particular thing is given to a particular person; and
 (b) the thing is not given to the person.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

96‑25  Giving information required by the Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules
  The Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules may set out any or all of the following:
 (a) information in relation to *complying health insurance products;
 (b) persons to whom the information is to be given (who may include, but need not be limited to, the Secretary of the Department or the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman);
 (c) the time within which, or the intervals at which, the information is to be given to a person;
 (d) the manner and form in which the information is to be given to a person.

Division 99—Transfer certificates

99‑1  Transfer certificates

Certificate for the insured person
 (1) A