HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 106ZPR Publication of particulars of agreements and determinations
HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 106ZPR
Publication of particulars of agreements and determinations(1A) The Director may cause to be published, in such way as the Director thinks most appropriate, the particulars mentioned in subsection (1) if:
(a) an agreement under section 92 has come into effect in relation to a person under review and either or both of the following apply:
(i) the Chief Executive Medicare notifies the Director under paragraph 92(4)(da) of the Chief Executive Medicare's opinion that the person has not taken action specified in the agreement that is necessary to give effect to the agreement;
(ii) action has been taken in a court for the purposes of enforcing the agreement (including to recover a debt due by the person to the Commonwealth as mentioned in paragraph 92(4)(e) or (f)); or
(b) a final determination under section 106TA has come into effect.
(a) the name and address of the person under review; and
(b) if the person under review is a practitioner--the profession or specialty of the person; and
(ba) if the person under review is a person other than a practitioner--the profession or speciality of the person or persons who rendered or initiated the services to which the agreement or determination relates; and
(c) if paragraph (1A)(a) applies:
(i) the nature of the conduct of the person under review in respect of which the person acknowledged under the agreement that the person engaged in inappropriate practice; and
(ii) the actions specified in the agreement under subsection 92(2); and
(d) if paragraph (1A)(b) applies:
(i) the nature of the conduct of the person under review in respect of which the Committee found that the person had engaged in inappropriate practice; and
(ii) the directions contained in the determination under subsection 106U(1).
(3) No action or other proceeding may be brought for defamation in respect of the publication of matters in accordance with this section.
(4) This section applies as if a reference in this section to a
practitioner included a reference to a person who has been a practitioner.