Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES (COMPENSATION) ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Definition of compensation  
   5.      Application of this Act to events occurring before the commencement of this Act  
   6.      Crown to be bound  
   6AA.    Norfolk Island  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  

   PART 2--CONSEQUENCES--OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS

           Division 1--Medicare benefit

   7.      Reimbursement of amounts payable for professional services  
   8.      Recovering past payments of medicare benefit from judgments and settlements  

           Division 2--Nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy and home care subsidy

   9.      Reimbursement of amounts payable for nursing home care, residential care or home care  
   10.     Recovering past payments of nursing home benefit, residential care subsidy or home care subsidy from judgments and settlements  

   PART 3--PAYMENTS--TO THE COMMONWEALTH IN RESPECT OF COMPENSATION PAYMENTS

           Division 1--Notices about compensation claims etc.

   11.     Operation of Division  
   13.     Notice of reimbursement arrangements  
   14.     Notice of intention to recover amounts  
   17.     Notice to claimant  
   18.     Statement by claimant of past benefits  
   19.     Reconsideration of decisions about extensions of the period for giving statements  
   20.     Effect of date of hearing on period for giving statement  
   21.     Notice of past benefits  
   22.     Restriction on making settlements  
   23.     Notice of judgment or settlement  
   23A.    Statement after judgment or settlement--no relevant past benefits  
   23B.    Notice of statement that is not substantially correct  
   23C.    Notice of acceptance of amended statement  
   23D.    Review of decision under section 23B by the Administrative Review Tribunal  
   24.     Notice of charge--claims resulting in judgments or settlements  
   25.     Notice of charge--claims resulting in reimbursement arrangements  
   26.     Offences  

           Division 2--Payments to the Commonwealth in respect of amounts of compensation

   27.     Limit on total amount payable in respect of amounts of compensation  
   28.     Payments to the Commonwealth  
   29.     Recovery of amounts payable to the Commonwealth  
   30.     Notice of charge suspends liability to pay compensation etc.  
   31.     Payment to the Commonwealth discharges liability  
   32.     Offence to make payment before discharging liability to the Commonwealth  
   33.     Interest not payable on amount withheld  

           Division 2A--Advance payments to the Commonwealth

   33A.    Notice of advance payment  
   33B.    Advance payments  
   33C.    Notice of past benefits  
   33D.    Time within which notice of past benefits must be given  
   33H.    Refunds from advance payments  
   33J.    Additional payments to the Commonwealth  
   33K.    Payment of the whole of the advance payment  
   33L.    Advance payments to the Commonwealth discharge liability  
   33M.    Interest not payable on advance payments  

           Division 3--Waiver of the requirements of this Part

   34.     Bulk payment agreements  
   35.     Waiver--bulk payment agreements  
   36.     Extended waiver--settlements during periods of bulk payment agreements  
   37.     Limits of waiver--bulk payment agreements  
   38.     Waiver--small amounts of compensation  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1--General

   39.     General administration of Act  
   40.     Additional functions of the Chief Executive Medicare  
   41.     Delegation  

           Division 2--Power to obtain information

   42.     Chief Executive Medicare etc. may obtain information etc.  
   43.     Content of notices  
   44.     Offences  
   45.     Exemption  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   46.     Form of notices etc.  
   47.     Regulations