Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 2007 - SECT 310.1

             (1)  A private health insurer must lodge a return for each * census day for the following levies:

                     (a)  * collapsed insurer levy;

                     (b)  * complaints levy;

                     (c)  * Council administration levy.

             (2)  A census day for a levy means the day specified as the census day for that levy under the Act imposing the levy.

             (3)  The return must:

                     (a)  be in the * approved form; and

                     (b)  be lodged with:

                              (i)  if the return relates to * complaints levy--the Secretary of the Department; and

                             (ii)  otherwise--the Council; and

                     (c)  be lodged within 28 days after the * census day for the levy to which it relates.

             (4)  A private health insurer commits an offence if the insurer fails to lodge the return.

Penalty:  60 penalty units.

             (5)  Strict liability applies to subsection (4).

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .