2004-2005-2006-2007

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006

(Government)

(1)     Schedule 1, item 17, page 5 (table item 1), omit “by the Council by legislative instrument”, substitute “in writing by the Council”.

[rate of risk equalisation levy]

(2)     Schedule 1, item 17, page 5 (table item 2), omit “by the Minister by legislative instrument”, substitute “in writing by the Minister”.

[rate of risk equalisation levy]

(3)     Schedule 1, page 5 (after line 26), after item 18, insert:

18A  At the end of section 7

Add:

             (4)  An instrument made under paragraph (a) of item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.

[rate of risk equalisation levy]