HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991 

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991 
- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.   Short title [see Note 1]    
2.   Commencement [see Note 1]    
3.   Interpretation    
4.   External Territories    
5.   Fees payable    
6.   Amount of fee    
7.   By whom and when fee payable    

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991

- LONG TITLE

An Act relating to fees payable for certain purposes of the
Health Insurance Act 1973

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 1   Short title [see Note 1] 

 
        This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Act
1991.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 2   Commencement [see Note 1] 

 
        This Act commences on the day on which the Health Insurance (Pathology)
Amendment Act 1991 commences.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 3   Interpretation 

 
        In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"approved pathology authority undertaking" means an undertaking
signed and given by a person under subsection 23DF(1) of the Health Insurance
Act.
"approved pathology practitioner undertaking" means an undertaking
signed and given by a medical practitioner under subsection 23DC(1) of the
Health Insurance Act.
"Health Insurance Act" means the Health Insurance Act 1973.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 4   External Territories 

 
        This Act extends to:

    (a)    the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; and
    (b)    the Territory of Christmas Island.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 5   Fees payable 

 
        A fee is payable to the Commonwealth in respect of:

    (a)    the acceptance of an approved pathology practitioner undertaking under
subsection 23DC(1) of the Health Insurance Act; and
    (b)    the acceptance of an approved pathology authority undertaking under
subsection 23DF(1) of the Health Insurance Act; and
    (c)    the approval of premises as an accredited pathology laboratory under
section 23DN of the Health Insurance Act.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 6   Amount of fee 

 
(1)  The fee payable in respect of the acceptance of an approved pathology
practitioner undertaking is $500.
(2)  The fee payable in respect of the acceptance of an approved pathology
authority undertaking is $1,500.
(3)  The fee payable in respect of the approval of premises as an accredited
pathology laboratory is:

    (a)    if the highest category of accreditation is allocated to the
laboratory--$2,500; or
    (b)    if the second highest category of accreditation is allocated to the
laboratory--$2,000; or
    (c)    if the third highest category of accreditation is allocated to
thelaboratory--$1,500; or
    (d)    if any lower category of accreditation is allocated to the laboratory--$750.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991
- SECT 7   By whom and when fee payable 

 
(1)  The fee in respect of the acceptance of an approved pathology practitioner
undertaking or an approved pathology authority undertaking is payable, by the
person who gave the undertaking, at any time after the undertaking has been
accepted under the Health Insurance Act.
(2)  The fee in respect of the approval of premises as an accredited pathology
laboratory is payable, by the person who applied for the approval, at any time
after the premises have been so approved in principle under subsection 23DN(1)
of the Health Insurance Act.

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991

- NOTES

Compilation Information

[GRAPHIC]Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Act 1991
Act No. 191 of 1991
This Act was prepared on 1 April 2004
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,Attorney-General's
Department, Canberra
  
  
  

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991

- NOTES

HEALTH INSURANCE (PATHOLOGY) (FEES) ACT 1991Notes to the Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Act 1991

 

Note 1
Act No. 191, 1991; assented to 11 December 1991; commenced 11 December
1991 (see s. 2).