Coroners Act 1980 Coroners Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000 (2000-284) [GG No 81 of 30.6.2000, p 5367] (NSW)

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Coroners Amendment (Fees) New South Wales

Regulation 2000

under the

Coroners Act 1980

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Coroners Act 1980.

JEFFREY SHAW, Q.C., M.L.C.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note

Schedule 1 to the Coroners Regulation 1994 sets out the fees payable to medical practitioners who perform services (such as post mortem examinations) in accordance with the order or request of a coroner. The object of this Regulation is to provide for the payment, in addition to any such fee, of any GST in respect of the service performed.

This Regulation is made under the Coroners Act 1980, including sections 52 and

58 (the general regulation making power).

Published in Gazette No 81 of 30 June 2000, page 5367	Page 1
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Clause 1	Coroners Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000

Coroners Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Coroners Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2000.

3 Amendment of Coroners Regulation 1994

The Coroners Regulation 1994 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Coroners Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2000

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1 Fees payable to medical practitioners

Insert after item 4:

5.    In addition to any such specified amount, the fee is to include the amount of any GST that is payable in respect of the service concerned.

6.    Item 5 does not permit the payment of an amount that is greater

than:

(a)	10 % of the amount of the fee payable (apart from that item), or
(b)	the amount permitted under the New Tax System Price Exploitation law,

whichever is the lesser.

7. GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods

In items 5 and 6: New Tax System Price Exploitation law means:

(a)	the New Tax System Price Exploitation Code, as applied as a law of New South Wales by the Price Exploitation Code (New South Wales) Act 1999, or
(b)	Part VB of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth.

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