Ludwig, Sen Joe

Senator Ludwig: The Minister for Health has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question: (1) and (2) Given the very broad nature of the question, attempting to answer this question would cause unreasonable diversion of resources. (3) to (5) Annual Regulatory Plans are managed within the Department of Finance and Deregulation. Please refer to the response provided by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation to question 2469. (6) (a) to (c) The Health and Ageing Portfolio cost recovery arrangements are as follows: Medical Benefits Scheme and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme are at Attachment A. National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme is at Attachment B. Therapeutic Goods Administration fees and charges increased by 3.4 per cent on 1 July 2011 and 5.6 per cent on 1 July 2012. Levied fees and a summary of charges is at Attachment C(available from the Senate Table Office). Attachment A Cost Recovery Scheme Fees Imposed Increase in fees since August 2010 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Submission lodged for consideration by Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee Major Submission $121,412 Fees are indexed in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on 1 July of each year Minor Submission $12,700 Secretariat Listing $1,016 New brand of an existing item $508 Following the outcome of pricing negotiations and confirmation that the product will be listed Complex negotiations $25,400 Simple negotiations $6,096 Secretariat listing $1,016 Cost Recovery Scheme Fees Imposed Fees since August 2010 Medical Benefits Scheme Administration of the Prostheses List Application Fee - $600 Initial Listing Fee - $200 Ongoing Listing Fee - $200 Internal Review - $1,000 No increase National Joint Replacement Registry Levy $315.52 per device – Note that this is based on a formula calculated on 2 census days per year, the number of days and the number of devices. August 2010 $309.84 February 2011 $305.46 August 2011 $322.34 February 2012 $316.81 August 2012 $315.52 Private Health Insurance Ombudsman Levy – Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy $2.119m in 2012-13 Recovered from health insurers proportional to market share as specified in the Private Health Insurance (Complaints Levy) Rules 2007. 2010-11 $1.964m per annum 2011-12 $1.964m per annum 2012-13 $2.119m Private Health Insurance Administration Council. Council Administration Levy The Council Administration Levy imposes a cost of 70c per annum on single policies and $1.40 per annum for couples or family policies. Recovered from the private health insurance industry according to the number of policy holders. The Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Rules 2007 cap the fee at $2 per annum for holders of single private health insurance policies and $4 per annum for holders of couples or family policies. 2010-2011 61c per single $1.22 per family/​couple 2011-12 61c per single $1.22 per family/​couple 2012-13 70c per single $1.40 per family/​couple Attachment B National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme Current Fee $ (Dec 2012) Increase in $ since Aug 2010 NICNAS Registration Registration - Tier 1 395 0 Registration - Tier 2 1,857 280 Registration - Tier 3 14,300 5,099 New Chemicals assessment fees Certificate Applications Standard Assessment 16,800 18 Limited Assessment 12,000 -2,057 Polymer of Low Concern 5,600 865 Application for Extension of Assessment Certificate 5,100 2,087 Self-assessment Certificate Applications Self-Assessment Application Non-hazardous chemical 10,400 331 Self-Assessment Application Non-hazardous polymer 9,700 1,267 Polymer of Low Concern (SAPLC) Self-Assessment Application 3,900 1,059 Permit Applications Commercial Evaluation (CEC) Permit Application 4,000 270 Low Volume Chemical (LVC) Permit Application 4,000 270 Controlled Use Permit Application (Export Only) 4,000 270 Controlled Use Permit Application (Other) 4,000 270 Application for Early Introduction Permit (EIP) 2,300 1,582 Section 30 Permit Application 8,500 366 Permit Renewal Applications Commercial Evaluation (CER) Renewal Application 2,000 1,263 Low Volume Chemical (LVCR) Permit Renewal Application 2,000 1,263 Controlled Use Permit Renewal Application 2,000 1,263 Other Applications Secondary notifications of new chemicals, other than a synthetic PLC 9,600 306 Secondary notifications of a new chemical that is a synthetic PLC 4,200 182 Alternate State Law Application 10,400 360 Reduced Fee Options Foreign Scheme - STD 12,300 2,231 Foreign Scheme - LTD 9,000 567 Foreign Scheme - PLC 3,500 659 Modular - STD 13,400 In 2010, these categories were subject to rebates of up to 80% of the applicable fee (STD, LTD or PLC). Rebates were calculated on a case by case basis. Modular - LTD 9,600 Modular - PLC 4,500 Prior assessment NICNAS - STD 10,100 Prior assessment NICNAS - LTD 7,200 Prior assessment NICNAS - PLC 3,400 Modular - Secondary Chemical (STD) 4,000 Modular - Secondary Chemical (LTD) 2,500 Modular - Secondary Chemical (PLC) 2,500 New Chemicals Assessment Related Variation of Schedule Data Requirements 2,600 1,273 Nomination of Foreign Scheme 7,100 202 Exempt Information 1,100 363 Application of Vary Assessment Report 4,100 3,363 Application to Vary Full Public Report 4,100 3,363 Confidential listing on national inventory Confidential Listing of a New Industrial Chemical 3,500 2,025 Application to Retain Confidential Listing 3,500 1,512 Application for Early Non-confidential Listing with fee 750 13 Application to be a Holder of a Confidence 700 38 Transfer to Confidential listing 2,100 123