Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A medical practitioner may apply to the Medicare Australia CEO for a determination under this section.
(2) After receiving an application, the Medicare Australia CEO must, within the required period under subsection (3), determine that the applicant is a recognised Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners if the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners gives the Medicare Australia CEO written notice stating that the applicant:
(a) is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; and
(b) is eligible, in accordance with the regulations, for a determination under this section.
(3) The required period for the purposes of subsection (2) is:
(a) the period of 14 days after the notice under subsection (2) was received by the Medicare Australia CEO; or
(b) if the application was made after the notice was received--the period of 14 days after the application was received by the Medicare Australia CEO.
(4) The Medicare Australia CEO must give the applicant written notice of the day on which the determination will enter into force.
(5) The Medicare Australia CEO may give the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners information about whether or not determinations under this section are in force in respect of particular persons.
(6) The Medicare Australia CEO or an authorised officer may make available to members of the public, on request:
(a) the names of medical practitioners in respect of whom determinations under this section are in force; and
(b) the addresses at which they practise.
(7) In this section:
"authorised officer" means an employee of Medicare Australia authorised by the Medicare Australia CEO as an authorised officer for the purposes of this section.