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PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 2007 - SECT 203.1

Minister or Council may apply to the Federal Court

             (1)  If the Minister is satisfied that a private health insurer has contravened an * enforceable obligation, the Minister may apply to the Federal Court for:

                     (a)  a * declaration of contravention; and

                     (b)  any one or more of the following orders:

                              (i)  a pecuniary penalty order under section 203-10;

                             (ii)  a compensation order under section 203-15;

                            (iii)  an adverse publicity order under section 203-20;

                            (iv)  any other order that the Minister considers to be appropriate to redress the contravention.

             (2)  If the Council is satisfied that a private health insurer has contravened a * Council-supervised obligation, the Council may apply to the Federal Court for:

                     (a)  a * declaration of contravention; and

                     (b)  either or both of the following orders:

                              (i)  a pecuniary penalty order under section 203-10;

                             (ii)  any order that the Council considers to be appropriate to redress the contravention, other than an order under section 203-15 or 203-20.



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