Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Chief Executive Medicare believes on reasonable grounds that a person is capable of giving information that is relevant to determining:
(a) whether a Commonwealth contribution is payable; or
(b) the amount of the Commonwealth contribution that is payable; or
(c) whether a qualifying claim certificate or an apportionment certificate should be issued, varied or revoked; or
(d) the Commonwealth's possible future liability to make Commonwealth contributions, or a particular kind of Commonwealth contribution;
the Chief Executive Medicare may request the person to give the Chief Executive Medicare the information.
Note: Failure to comply with the request is an offence (see section 66).
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), any of the following persons may be requested to give information under that subsection:
(a) an insurer;
(b) a person who practises, or used to practise, as an eligible midwife;
(c) a person who is acting, or has acted, on behalf of a person covered by paragraph (b);
(d) the legal personal representative of a person covered by paragraph (b) or (c).
(3) Without limiting subsection (1), if the information sought by the Chief Executive Medicare is information relating to a matter in relation to which a person is required by section 63 to keep a record, the Chief Executive Medicare may request the person to give the information by giving the Chief Executive Medicare the record, or a copy of the record.
(4) Without limiting paragraph (1)(d), the Chief Executive Medicare may request an insurer to give information under that paragraph on a periodic basis.
(5) The request:
(a) must be made in writing; and
(b) must state what information must be given to the Chief Executive Medicare; and
(c) may require the information to be verified by statutory declaration; and
(d) must specify the day on or before which the information must be given; and
(e) must contain a statement to the effect that a failure to comply with the request is an offence.
The day specified under paragraph (d) must be at least 28 days after the day on which the request is made.