Private Health Insurance Act 2007

If a private health insurer notifies the Chief Executive Medicare of an application made under subsection 23‑15(1) in respect of a *complying health insurance policy issued by the insurer, the Chief Executive Medicare must register the applicant as a *participant in respect of the policy if:

the notice complies with subsection 23‑15(3); and

the criteria (if any) specified in the Private Health Insurance (Incentives) Rules for the purposes of this paragraph are met in relation to the application.

A decision under this subsection is able to be automated by a computer program: see section 333‑17.

If the Chief Executive Medicare proposes to refuse to register the applicant as a *participant in respect of the policy, the Chief Executive Medicare must:

notify the private health insurer of the proposed refusal and the reasons for the proposed refusal; and

give the private health insurer an opportunity to amend and resubmit the notice given to the Chief Executive Medicare in relation to the application before the end of the period that applies in relation to section 23‑20.

If the Chief Executive Medicare registers the applicant as a *participant in the *premiums reduction scheme in respect of the policy, the Chief Executive Medicare must notify the private health insurer of the decision.