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Government Employers (Health Insurance) (Rates) Order 1998
THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE)
(RATES) ORDER 1998

1

BR 20/1998

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE) ACT 1986

1986 : 5

THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE)
(RATES) ORDER 1998

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
1 Citation and

commencement
2 Rates

3 Revokes BR 9/1997

SCHEDULE

The Minister in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by
section 12 of the Government Employees (Health Insurance) Act 1986
and every other power vested in him, makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
1 This Order may be cited as the Government Employees (Health
Insurance) (Rates) Order 1998 and shall come into operation on 1 April
1998.

Rates
2 The rates of contribution to be paid by or in respect of an
insured person shall be as specified in the Schedule.

Revokes BR9/1997
3 The Government Employees (Health Insurance) (Rates) Order
1997 is revoked.

THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE)
(RATES) ORDER 1998

2

SCHEDULE (paragraph 2)

RATES OF CONTRIBUTION

Monthly Weekly

$ $

For each adult employee 98.67 22.77

For a retired Government employee 98.67 22.77

For a non-employed spouse 98.67 22.77

For one child 36.53 8.43

For two or more children 73.06 16.86

For each child not entitled to a
subsidy under the Hospital
Insurance Act 1970 98.67 22.77

For each adult who is insured
elsewhere for no more than Standard
Hospital Benefit, fringe benefits only

53.17 12.27

For an adult dependant 197.34 45.54

For an adult dependant or a retired
Government employee over 65 not
entitled to a subsidy under the
Hospital Insurance Act 1970 508.82 117.42