About the legislation
The acts listed below apply to the Australian Government’s medical and midwife professional indemnity insurance schemes. The regulations and legislative instruments support the relevant acts.
We administer the legislation except where noted.
Medical and allied health professional indemnity
Acts
- Medical Indemnity Act 2002
- Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004
- Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003 (the Treasury administers this act)
- Medical Indemnity Agreement (Financial Assistance—Binding Commonwealth Obligations) Act 2002
Regulations
- Medical Indemnity Regulations 2020
- Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Regulations 2020
- Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Regulation 2020 (the Treasury administers this regulation)
Legislative instruments
- Medical Indemnity Rules 2020
- Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) (Notice of Provision of Run-off Cover) Determination 2020 (the Treasury administers this instrument)
Midwife professional indemnity
Acts
- Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Act 2010
- Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2010
Legislative instruments
- Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Rules 2020
- Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Rules 2020
Health and insurance
Acts
- Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010
- Private Health Insurance Act 2007
- National Health Act 1953
- Insurance Act 1973 (the Treasury administers this act)
- Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (the Treasury administers this act)
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