HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 70 Liability of persons for health service fees

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 70

70 Liability of persons for health service fees

(cf PH Act s 30(1)-(5))

(1) Any person who receives any health service (other than a non-chargeable hospital service) from a public health organisation is liable to contribute towards the funds of the organisation, according to the person's means, such sum in respect of the health service as is calculated in accordance with the scale of fees fixed under section 69.

(2) That sum (if unpaid) may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction as a debt.

(3) A written statement of the amount due, purporting to be signed by an authorised employee of the public health organisation concerned, is prima facie evidence of the amount being due.

(4) The public health organisation may remit, postpone or write-off payment of all or any sums of money due to the organisation under this section.

(5) In this section--


"authorised employee" of a public health organisation means an employee of the organisation who is authorised in writing by the chief executive of the organisation to certify any amount owing to it for the provision of a health service.