Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the Medicare Australia CEO gives a medical practitioner notice:
(a) under subsection 3G (2) of the Act because the Medicare Australia CEO has received notice under paragraph 3G (1) (b) or (c) of the Act; or
(b) under subregulation 4 (3);
the practitioner may appeal to the Appeal Committee, in writing, within 28 days after the day the notice is given.
(2) The Appeal Committee must hear and decide the appeal according to the legislative requirements that applied when the decision under appeal was made.
(3) If the Committee allows the appeal, the medical practitioner is eligible for registration from the day the appeal is decided.
(4) If the Committee dismisses the appeal:
(a) for a medical practitioner who is registered — it must notify the Medicare Australia CEO under subregulation 6 (4); or
(b) in any other case — it must give the practitioner written notice of the result of the appeal.
(5) The notice under paragraph (4) (b) must include:
(a) the terms of the Committee’s decision; and
(b) a statement to the effect that a copy of the reasons for the decision may be obtained from the Committee on written.