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HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 3G

Removal from Register

             (1)  The Medicare Australia CEO shall remove a medical practitioner's name from the Vocational Register of General Practitioners if:

                     (a)  the medical practitioner requests the Medicare Australia CEO to do so; or

                     (b)  the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, or a body specified in the regulations, gives the Medicare Australia CEO written notice that the regulations require that the medical practitioner's name be removed from the Register; or

                     (c)  removal is required by regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph.

             (2)  Before removing the medical practitioner's name from the Register, the Medicare Australia CEO shall give the medical practitioner written notice that his or her name is to be removed.

             (3)  The notice shall specify the day on which the medical practitioner's name is to be removed from the Register.

             (4)  The day specified under subsection (3) shall be not less than 14 days after the day on which the notice is given.



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