Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00239:clause:1_73aai
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2005C00239
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 73AAI
Character Range: 12790–14431

73AAI  Community rating condition concerning admission of persons as contributors and cancellations of membership

 (1) It is a condition of registration of a registered organization that the organization will not:
 (a) refuse to permit a person who is not a contributor to the health benefits fund conducted by the organization from contributing, in respect of the person and the person's dependants (if any), for any health insurance product that is presently provided by the organization (other than a closed health insurance product); or
 (b) refuse to permit a person who is a contributor to the health benefits fund conducted by the organization from contributing, in respect of the contributor and the contributor's dependants (if any), for any health insurance product (other than a closed health insurance product) that is presently provided by the organization; or
 (c) cancel the membership of a person as a contributor to the health benefits fund conducted by the organization;
if that refusal or cancellation amounts to improper discrimination against that person.

Note: Improper discrimination is defined in subsection 66(1).

 (2) In this section:

closed health insurance product, in relation to a registered organization, means a health insurance product of that organization that the organization has permanently closed to new or transferring contributors.

health insurance product, in relation to a registered organization, means:
 (a) any applicable benefits arrangement; or
 (b) any table of ancillary health benefits;
that the registered organization offers to members of the health benefits fund conducted by it.