Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL INDEMNITY ACT 2002 - SECT 34V

  (1)   If:

  (a)   an amount of exceptional claims indemnity has been paid in relation to a qualifying liability that relates to a claim made against a person (the practitioner ); and

  (b)   another amount is paid to the practitioner, an insurer or another person in relation to the incident or incidents to which the claim relates, or in relation to one or more other incidents; and

  (c)   because of the payment of the other amount, there is an amount overpaid as described in subsection   34T(2);

the Chief Executive Medicare may give the liable person (see subsection   34R(2)) a written notice that specifies:

  (d)   the amount overpaid, and that it is a debt owed to the Commonwealth under subsection   34T(3); and

  (e)   the day before which the amount must be paid to the Commonwealth; and

  (f)   the effect of section   34W.

The day specified under paragraph   (e) must be at least 28 days after the day on which the notice is given.

  (2)   The debt becomes due and payable on the day specified under paragraph   (1)(e).