Medical indemnity legislation

This page lists legislation affecting medical and professional indemnity (and all underpinned regulations and determinations). The information on this page has been updated to reflect changes to the medical indemnity legislation commencing 1 July 2020.

Page last updated: 01 July 2020

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Legislation affecting the Commonwealth Medical Indemnity Schemes

The below listed legislation can be accessed on the Australian Government's Federal Register of Legislation website.

Acts:

  • Medical Indemnity Act 2002
  • Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004
  • Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Act 2010
  • Midwife Professional Indemnity (Run‑off Cover Support Payment) Act 2010
  • Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003 - (this Act is administered by the Department of Treasury).
  • Medical Indemnity Agreement (Financial Assistance—Binding Commonwealth Obligations) Act 2002
  • Medical Indemnity (Financial Assistance - Binding Commonwealth Obligation) Act 2002
  • Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Act 2010
  • Private Health Insurance Act 2007
  • National Health Act 1953
  • Insurance Act 1973
  • Insurance Contracts Act 1984

Regulations:

  • Medical Indemnity Regulations 2020
  • Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Regulations 2020
  • Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Regulation 2020 (this Regulation is administered by the Treasury)

Legislative Instruments

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