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Bill Debate · Second Reading

Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025; Second Reading

House of Representatives · Thursday 4 September 2025

Official Hansard for this day (APH) · Read this debate on OpenAustralia

At a glance

The debate concerned a bill to amend the levy framework for the National Joint Replacement Registry. The Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care explained that the legislation clarifies who is liable for the levy, ensuring that responsibility transfers to current device sponsors rather than remaining with original listers. The measure also validates previous levy collections. No other members spoke, and the debate was adjourned without a recorded vote in the transcript.

Outcome

Debate adjourned.

Summary in reported speech - not a transcript. AI-generated, so check the official record before quoting.

How the debate unfolded

Opened the debate

White moved that the bill be read a second time. White explained that the National Joint Replacement Registry is funded by a levy on joint replacement device sponsors. White argued that the current legislation only identifies the person responsible at the time of device listing, which fails to account for subsequent business changes. White stated that the amendment allows the responsible person to be defined in rules, aligning with existing policy intent. White noted that the bill includes provisions to validate past levy collections.