EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 NO. 287
ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH
Health Insurance Regulations (Amendment)
Section 19C of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (‘the Act’) provides for the publication of particulars relating to disqualifications, for Commonwealth medical benefits purposes, imposed under section 19B of the Act on practitioners convicted of fraud. Sub-sections 19C(2), (3), and (4) provide for the preparation by the Minister for Health of statements setting out such particulars. Paragraph 19C(5) (a) provides that where a statement is prepared under sub-section 19C(2), (3) or (4), the Minister shall as soon as practicable after its preparation cause the statement or an abstract thereof to be published in the prescribed manner.
The new statutory rules prescribe the manner in which such statements are to be published. The prescribed manner will be publication -
a) in the Gazette;
b) in each State and Territory, in a newspaper circulating throughout the State or Territory; and
c) in a local newspaper, if any, circulating in an area in which the practitioner to whom the statement relates renders or has rendered professional services.
The statutory rules came into operation on 1 November 1982.