Health Insurance Act 1973

For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013), the National Rural Health Commissioner is an official (within the meaning of that Act) of the Department.

The Commissioner’s responsibilities as an official under the finance law include duties in relation to exercising due care and diligence, acting in good faith and for a proper purpose and not improperly using information or position (see Division 3 of Part 2‑2 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013).

However, section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests) does not apply to the Commissioner.

Section 29 of that Act does not apply to the Commissioner because the duty is instead imposed on the Commissioner under section 79AN of this Act.