New Payment Obligations for the National Joint Replacement Register Levy
Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025
House of Representatives
Senate
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon Mark Butler MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Jamie Chaffey NAT
“I rise to speak on the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025. This bill makes a series of technical and administrative amendments to ensure the national joint-replacement register levy operates in line with its original policy intent.”
Mike Freelander ALP
“The Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025 is a very important bill. Joint replacement surgery is one of the remarkable advances of the 20th century in modern health care.”
Tom French ALP
“When Australians talk about health care, they talk about trust—trust that, when something goes wrong, the system is there and trust that, if your hip goes or your knee gives out, you won’t be left behind because of your bank balance. It might sound technical, but it goes to the heart of trust in our healthcare system.”
Nita Green ALP
“I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2025 The Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No.”
Anne Ruston LIB
“I rise today to speak on the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025. This bill makes a series of technical administrative amendments to ensure the national joint replacement register levy operates in line with its original policy intent.”
“Today I am speaking in support of the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025. It makes a small but important administrative amendment to the operation of the National Joint Replacement Registry.”
Jenny McAllister ALP
“The purpose of the Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025 is to slightly amend the arrangements for the National Joint Replacement Registry.”