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Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2012

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Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Act
Portfolio	Treasury

Summary

Part of a package of three bills to effect three private health insurance tiers, the bill amends the Age Discrimination Act 2004, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Private Health Insurance Act 2007, Taxation Administration Act 1953 and Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983 to reduce the amount of private health insurance rebate eligible taxpayers with complying private health insurance are entitled to when their income for surcharge purposes is above the relevant Medicare levy surcharge threshold.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	07/07/11
Second reading moved	07/07/11
Second reading debate	09/02/12
Second reading debate	13/02/12
Second reading debate	14/02/12
Second reading debate	15/02/12
Second reading agreed to	15/02/12
Consideration in detail debate	15/02/12	Amendment details: 4 Government agreed to
Third reading agreed to	15/02/12

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	27/02/12
Second reading moved	27/02/12
Second reading debate	13/03/12
Second reading debate	14/03/12
Second reading debate	15/03/12
Second reading agreed to	15/03/12
Third reading agreed to	15/03/12

Text of bill as passed both Houses	15/03/12
Assent	04/04/12	Act no.: 26 - Year: 2012