Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 128C

             (1)  A person mentioned in subsection (2) must not, in circumstances set out in the regulations:

                     (a)  charge a fee for the provision of a public hospital service; or

                     (b)  receive any payment or other consideration from anyone in respect of the provision of a public hospital service;

if the person knows that the person to whom the service is, or is to be, provided is, or intends to be, a public patient in the hospital.

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

Note:          For public hospital service see subsection 3(1).

             (2)  The persons are as follows:

                     (a)  a medical practitioner;

                     (b)  a participating midwife;

                     (c)  a participating nurse practitioner;

                     (d)  a person acting on behalf of a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).