Bill

Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

passed, as at 2019-11-28. Health portfolio.

Sponsor

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Portfolio

Health

Recorded stages

• introduced — 2019-09-18

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• second reading — 2019-09-18

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• second reading — 2019-10-16

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• second reading — 2019-10-16

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• third reading — 2019-10-16

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• introduced — 2019-10-17

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• second reading — 2019-10-17

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• second reading — 2019-11-14

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• second reading — 2019-11-14

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• third reading — 2019-11-14

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• passed — 2019-11-14

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• royal assent — 2019-11-28

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Divisions

• The majority voted against an amendment to the usual [second reading motion](https://www.peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/bills-and-laws/making-a-law-in-the-australian-parliament/) that "*this bill be read for a second time*", which is parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill. ### Amendment text > *That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words:* > > *“whilst not declining to give the bill a second reading, the House calls on the Government to address the lack of indemnity insurance for midwives who attend home births, as well as the lack of competition and choice in other midwifery cover”.* — 2019-10-16, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 65, noes 74

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Plain-language summary

Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2019-09-18.

This bill would change the laws that support Australia's medical indemnity and midwife insurance schemes.

It would put obligations for universal cover and the Premium Support Scheme into legislation, instead of using contracts.

The bill would also require an actuarial report on the stability and affordability of the medical indemnity market to be tabled in Parliament.

• Simplify the legislative structure for government support of medical indemnity insurance.
• Repeal laws that are no longer needed.
• Remove contract-based arrangements for the Premium Support Scheme and write the requirements into law.
• Make all medical indemnity insurers offer cover to any medical practitioner who needs it.
• Keep supporting high-cost and exceptional claims against allied health professionals and allow similar claims for them.
• Extend support for high-cost and exceptional claims to private-sector employee midwives not in the Midwife Professional Indemnity Scheme.

Medical practitioners, allied health professionals, eligible midwives, medical indemnity insurers, and the Australian Government.

Sources

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