FED Minister Must Give Written Notice of Health Insurance Promises; Minister Can Approve or Refuse Pathology Lab Permission; Pathology Fees Laws Abolished and Fees Refunded

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

1 Sep 2025: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Minister must give a written notice to people who provide an undertaking under the Health Insurance Act. This notice must state when the undertaking starts, how long it lasts, and that the person can ask the Administrative Review Tribunal to review the time period.
The Minister can now approve or refuse written applications to accredit premises as pathology laboratories. If the Minister approves the premises, they must give a copy of the approval to the applicant.
The Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Act 1991 and the Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Act 2015 are abolished.
The Commonwealth must refund fees paid under the abolished pathology fees laws. This applies to people whose undertakings or premises approvals start on or after 1 July 2025.

Topics

government accountability healthcare professional licensing public health regulatory compliance