Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004

No. 76, 2004

Co mpilation No.   3

Compilation date: 1 July 2020

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 105, 2019

Registered: 29 July 2020

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2020 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Contents

1 Short title 1

2 Commencement 1

3 Definitions 1

4 Imposition of run-off cover support payment 1

5 Contribution year 1

6 Amount of run-off cover support payment 2

7 Premium income 3

8 Regulations 4

Endnotes 5

Endnote 1—About the endnotes 5

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 7

Endnote 3—Legislation history 8

Endnote 4—Amendment history 9

An Act to impose a tax on premium payments for medical indemnity cover, and for related purposes
1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004.
2 Commencement

This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 July 2004.
3 Definitions

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

contribution year has the meaning given by section 5.

medical indemnity insurer has the same meaning as in the Medical Indemnity Act 2002.

premium income, for a contribution year, has the meaning given by section 7.

run-off cover support payment means a payment that is payable under Division 2 of Part 3 of the Medical Indemnity Act 2002.
4 Imposition of run-off cover support payment

For each contribution year, a run-off cover support payment is imposed as a tax on each medical indemnity insurer.
5 Contribution year 1

Subject to subsection (2), each:

 a

financial year; or

 b

other period of 12 months specified in the regulations;

that starts on or after 1 July 2004 is a contribution year.

 2

The regulations may declare that a financial year specified in the regulations is the last contribution year. If they do so, no subsequent financial year, or period of 12 months specified in the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), is a contribution year.

 3

Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) may specify a different period for a particular medical indemnity insurer or class of medical indemnity insurers. If they do so, the reference in subsection (1) to the period is taken, in its application to that insurer or to an insurer of that class, to be a reference to that period for that insurer or class.
6 Amount of run-off cover support payment 1

The amount of the run-off cover support payment imposed on a medical indemnity insurer for a contribution year is the applicable percentage of the insurer’s premium income for:

 a

the period of 12 months ending on 31 May in the contribution year; or

 b

such other period as is specified in the regulations.

 2

The applicable percentage is:

 a

15%; or

 b

such lower percentage as is specified in the regulations for the contribution year.

 3

Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) may specify a different period for a particular medical indemnity insurer or class of medical indemnity insurers. If they do so, the reference in subsection (1) to the period is taken, in its application to that insurer or to an insurer of that class, to be a reference to that period for that insurer or class.

 4

Regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b) may specify a different applicable percentage for a particular medical indemnity insurer or class of medical indemnity insurers. If they do so, the reference in subsection (1) to the applicable percentage is taken, in its application to that insurer or to an insurer of that class, to be a reference to that percentage for that insurer or class.
7 Premium income 1

(1) A medical indemnity insurer’s premium income for a period is the sum of all of the premiums paid during the period to the insurer for medical indemnity cover provided for medical practitioners by contracts of insurance with the insurer, and includes:

 a

the sum of all amounts that:

 i

(i) were paid to the insurer during the period under one or more schemes under subsection 43(1) of the Medical Indemnity Act 2002; and

 ii

were payments of a kind referred to in paragraph 43(1)(a) of that Act; and

 b

the sum of all amounts paid to the insurer during the period that are amounts of a kind specified in the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

 2

However, the amount of a medical indemnity insurer’s premium income for a period under subsection (1) is reduced by:

 a

any amount of GST payable during the period for any supply made by the insurer for which premiums and other amounts referred to in subsection (1) are consideration; and

 b

the sum of all amounts of stamp duty payable during the period, under a law of a State or Territory, in connection with medical indemnity cover, or contracts of insurance, referred to in subsection (1); and

 c

the sum of all amounts payable during the period that are amounts of a kind specified in the regulations for the purposes of this subsection; and

 d

the amount worked out under subsection (2A).

 2A

The amount referred to in paragraph (2)(d) is worked out as follows:

where:

applicable rate is the applicable percentage under subsection 6(2) for the insurer, expressed as a decimal fraction.

net premium is the sum of all the premiums referred to in subsection (1) reduced by the amounts referred to in paragraphs (2)(a), (b) and (c) in relation to those premiums.

 3

In this section:

consideration has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

medical indemnity cover has the same meaning as in the Medical Indemnity Act 2002.

medical practitioner has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Division 2B of Part 2 of the Medical Indemnity Act 2002.

supply has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

Note: See subsections 4(1) and (6) of the Medical Indemnity Act 2002.
8 Regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

 a

required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

 b

necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

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Editorial changes

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Misdescribed amendments

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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
ad = added or inserted o = order(s)
am = amended Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment orig = original
c = clause(s) par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x /sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s) pres = present
def = definition(s) prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary (prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s) r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have renum = renumbered
effect rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s) commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history
Act Number and year Assent Commencement Application, saving and transitional provisions
Medical Indemnity (Run-Off Cover Support Payment Act 2004) 76, 2004 23 June 2004 1 July 2004 (s 2)
Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Act 2005 25, 2005 21 Mar 2005 Sch 1 (items 17, 18): 1 July 2005 (s 2(1) item 10) —
Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Act 2019 105, 2019 28 Nov 2019 Sch 4 (item 143): 1 July 2020 (s 2(1) item 2) —

Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
s 7 am No 25, 2005; No 105, 2019