The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 also applies to the private health insurance sector.
You can browse or subscribe to our PHI circulars for updates. Older circulars are also available through the National Archives of Australia's Trove, from 2002-2010 and from 2010-2018.
- Policies and inclusions you can offer
Insurers must comply with Australian private health insurance laws when offering policies. - Apply to increase premiums
How insurers can apply through the annual premium round to increase premiums. - The Prescribed List
Find out more about how insurers can use the list. - Become second-tier default benefit eligible
How private hospitals can apply for second-tier default benefit eligibility. - What insurers must tell policy holders
Insurers must tell policy holders certain things about their cover.
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