Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIDWIFE PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY (COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION) SCHEME ACT 2010 - SECT 26

  (1)   If:

  (a)   an amount of Level 2 Commonwealth contribution has been paid in relation to a qualifying liability that relates to a claim made against a person (the midwife ); and

  (b)   the person (the applicant ) who applied for the Level 2 Commonwealth contribution becomes aware that another amount has been paid to the midwife, an insurer or another person in relation to the incident to which the claim relates; and

  (c)   because of the payment of the other amount, there is an amount overpaid as described in subsection   25(2);

the applicant must notify the Chief Executive Medicare that the other amount has been paid.

Note:   Failure to notify is an offence (see section   67).

  (2)   The notification must:

  (a)   be in writing; and

  (b)   be given to the Chief Executive Medicare within 28 days after the applicant becomes aware that the other amount has been paid.