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2002
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Medical
Indemnity (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2002
No. ,
2002
(Health and
Ageing)
A Bill for an Act to make
amendments consequential on the enactment of the medical indemnity legislation,
and for related purposes
Contents
Health Insurance Act
1973 3
Health Insurance Commission Act
1973 3
National Health Act
1953 5
A Bill for an Act to make amendments consequential on the
enactment of the medical indemnity legislation, and for related
purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Medical Indemnity (Consequential
Amendments) Act 2002.
This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 January
2003.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any
other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its
terms.
1 Subsection 130(1)
After “Health Insurance Commission Act 1973”, insert
“or the medical indemnity legislation”.
2 Subsection 130(25)
Insert:
medical indemnity legislation means:
(a) the Medical Indemnity Act 2002; and
(b) the Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Act
2002; and
(c) the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Act
2002.
Health Insurance Commission
Act 1973
3 After paragraph 3A(1)(ba)
Insert:
(bb) an offence against the Medical Indemnity Act 2002;
or
4 Paragraph 3A(1)(c)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(c) an offence against section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914, or
section 11.1, 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code, that relates to an
offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (ba) or (bb).
5 After paragraph 3A(2)(b)
Insert:
(ba) an offence against the Medical Indemnity Act 2002;
or
6 Paragraph 3A(2)(c)
Omit “or (b)”, substitute “, (b) or
(ba)”.
7 Paragraph 3A(2)(d)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(d) an offence against section 134.1, 134.2, 135.1, 135.2, 135.4,
136.1, 137.1, 137.2, 145.2 or 145.3 of the Criminal Code that relates
to:
(i) a claim for payment in respect of the rendering of a professional
service; or
(ii) an indemnity scheme payment.
8 After paragraph 3A(2A)(c)
Insert:
(ca) an offence against the Medical Indemnity Act 2002;
or
9 Paragraph 3A(2A)(d)
Omit “or (c)”, substitute “, (c) or
(ca)”.
10 Paragraph 3A(2A)(e)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(e) an offence against section 134.1, 134.2, 135.1, 135.2, 135.4,
136.1, 137.1, 137.2, 145.2 or 145.3 of the Criminal Code that relates
to:
(i) a claim for payment in respect of the rendering of a professional
service; or
(ii) an indemnity scheme payment.
11 Subsection 3A(3)
Omit “paragraphs (2)(d) and (2A)(e)”, substitute
“subsections (2) and (2A)”.
12 Subsection 3A(3)
Insert:
indemnity scheme payment has the same meaning as in the
Medical Indemnity Act 2002.
13 At the end of
section 42
Add:
(2) The annual report must also include information about the operation of
the following Acts during the financial year to which the report
relates:
(a) the Medical Indemnity Act 2002;
(b) the Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Act
2002;
(c) the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Act
2002.
14 Subsection 135A(1)
After “Health Insurance Commission Act 1973”, insert
“or the medical indemnity legislation”.
15 Subsection 135A(24)
Insert:
medical indemnity legislation means:
(a) the Medical Indemnity Act 2002; and
(b) the Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Act
2002; and
(c) the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Act
2002.