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HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 23DZZIB

Simplified outline

    The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

  This Part   creates civil penalty provisions and offences involving benefits and threats related to requests for pathology and diagnostic imaging services.

  The civil penalty provisions and offences apply to benefits and threats involving the following persons:

  (a)   persons who are entitled to request pathology or diagnostic imaging services ( requesters ) (see subsections   23DZZIE(1) and (2));

  (b)   persons who provide pathology or diagnostic imaging services ( providers ) (see subsections   23DZZIE(3) and (4));

  (c)   in the case of the civil penalty provisions--persons who are connected to requesters or providers (see section   23DZZIJ);

  (d)   in the case of the offences--any persons, if the benefits or threats are intended to induce requesters to request pathology or diagnostic imaging services from providers.

  An executive officer of a body corporate might commit an offence, or contravene a civil penalty provision, under this Part   if the body corporate commits an offence, or contravenes a civil penalty provision, under this Part.



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