Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HEARING SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Eligible persons  
   6.      Crown to be bound  
   6A.     Application of the Criminal Code  
   7.      Continuity of partnerships  
   8.      General criteria for administration of this Act  

   PART 2--ISSUE--OF VOUCHERS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE VOUCHER SYSTEM

           Division 1--Simplified outline

   9.      Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Issue of vouchers by the Minister

   10.     Issue of vouchers by the Minister  
   11.     Voucher rules  
   12.      Vouchers do not have effect before 1 July 1997  

           Division 3--Participants in the voucher system

   13.     Participants in the voucher system  

   PART 3--SERVICE--PROVIDERS

           Division 1--Simplified outline

   14.     Simplified outline  

           Division 2--Accreditation

   15.     Accreditation of service providers  
   16.     Conditions of accreditation  
   17.     Rules of conduct  
   18.     Compliance with rules of conduct  
   19.     Disqualification for fraud, dishonesty etc.  

           Division 3--Contracted service providers

   20.     Contracted service providers  
   21.     Payments to contracted service providers  
   23.     Repayments by contracted service providers  
   24.     Recovery of overpayments etc.  

   PART 4--ADMINISTRATION

   25.     Simplified outline  
   26.     Arrangements for dealing with complaints  
   27.     Delegation  

   PART 5--REVIEW--OF DECISIONS

   28.     Simplified outline  
   29.     Decisions that may be subject to reconsideration by the Minister  
   30.     Statements to accompany notification of decisions  
   31.     Applications for reconsideration of decisions  
   32.     Reconsideration by the Minister  
   33.     Deadlines for reconsiderations  
   34.     Statements to accompany notification of decisions on reconsideration  
   35.     Review by the Administrative Review Tribunal  

   PART 6--INJUNCTIONS

   36.     Simplified outline  
   37.     Injunctions  
   38.     Interim injunctions  
   39.     Discharge etc. of injunctions  
   40.     Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply  
   41.     Other powers of the court unaffected  

   PART 7--VICARIOUS--LIABILITY

   42.     Simplified outline  
   43.     Liability of corporations  
   44.     Liability of persons other than corporations  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   45.     Simplified outline  
   46.     Application of Criminal Code  
   47.     Treatment of partnerships  
   48.     Giving of documents to partnerships  
   49.     Nomination of address for service of documents  
   50.     Regulations