Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPANTS IN BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS AND BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OCCUPATION FORCE (TREATMENT) ACT 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Extension to external Territories  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Meaning of nuclear test participant etc.  
   6.      Procedures for making claims etc.  

   PART 2--TREATMENT

           Division 1--Eligibility to be provided with treatment

   7.      Eligibility  
   8.      Claims for eligibility  
   9.      Withdrawal of claims  
   10.     Determination of claims  
   11.     Revocation of determination of eligibility  

           Division 2--Provision of treatment

   12.     Provision of treatment  
   13.     Approval of treatment already provided  
   13A.    Commission may accept financial responsibility for costs in relation to treatment not arranged by Commission  
   14.     Limits on provision of treatment  
   15.     Treatment at hospitals and other institutions  
   16.     Application and modification of the Treatment Principles  
   17.     Application and modification of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles  
   18.     Application and modification of Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme  

   PART 3--TRAVELLING--EXPENSES

   19.     Entitlement to travelling expenses  
   20.     Advances of travelling expenses  
   21.     Claims for travelling expenses  
   22.     Withdrawal of claims  
   23.     Determination of claims  

   PART 3A--PHARMACEUTICAL--SUPPLEMENT

   23A.    Simplified outline  
   23B.    Eligibility for pharmaceutical supplement  
   23C.    Pharmaceutical supplement not payable in some circumstances  
   23D.    Rate of pharmaceutical supplement  
   23E.    Payment of pharmaceutical supplement  

   PART 4--REVIEW--OF DECISIONS

           Division 1--Review by Commission

   24.     Request for review  
   25.     Review by Commission  
   26.     Commission must make written record of review decision and reasons  
   27.     Person who requested review to be notified of decision  
   28.     Withdrawal of request for review  

           Division 2--Review by Administrative Review Tribunal

   29.     Review by Administrative Review Tribunal  

   PART 5--ADMINISTRATION--AND ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--General

   30.     Additional functions of Commission  
   31.     Commission not bound by technicalities  
   32.     Delegation  

           Division 2--Obtaining and giving information etc.

   33.     Commission may obtain information etc.  
   34.     Failure to comply with a notice  
   35.     Self - incrimination  
   36.     Giving information  

           Division 3--Offences

   37.     False or misleading statements or documents relating to treatment  
   38.     Medical service providers causing detriment to others  
   39.     Medical service providers threatening detriment  
   40.     Bribery by medical service providers  
   41.     Practitioners receiving bribes etc.  
   42.     Pathology practitioners making payments to requesting practitioners  
   43.     Pathology practitioners providing pathology services to persons with whom they have arrangements  
   44.     Providing staff to be used in pathology services  
   45.     Counselling statements inadmissible as evidence  

           Division 4--Recovery of amounts paid because of false or misleading statements

   46.     Recovery of amounts paid because of false or misleading statements  
   47.     Interest payable on amounts paid because of false or misleading statements  
   48.     Reduction in payments because of previous overpayments  

           Division 5--Recovery of cost of treatment

   48A.    Recovery of cost of treatment  

           Division 6--Recovery of overpayments of pharmaceutical supplement

   48B.    Recovery of overpayments of pharmaceutical supplement  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   49.     Appropriation  
   50.     Regulations