Medical Indemnity Amendment Act 2004 (Cth)

Medical Indemnity Amendment Act 2004

No. 17, 2004

An Act to amend the Medical Indemnity Act 2002, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Exemptions Medical Indemnity Act 2002

Schedule 2—Payment and collection Medical Indemnity Act 2002

Schedule 3—Renaming the IBNR indemnity contribution Health Insurance Act 1973 Health Insurance Commission Act 1973 Medical Indemnity Act 2002 National Health Act 1953

Schedule 4—Other matters Medical Indemnity Act 2002

Medical Indemnity Amendment Act 2004

No. 17, 2004

An Act to amend the Medical Indemnity Act 2002, and for related purposes

[Assented to 23 March 2004]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Medical Indemnity Amendment Act 2004.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Exemptions

Medical Indemnity Act 2002

1 Subsection 4(1) (note at the end of the definition of medical indemnity cover) Omit "Note", substitute "Note 1".

2 Subsection 4(1) (at the end of the definition of medical indemnity cover) Add:

Note 2: This definition does not apply to references to medical indemnity cover in subsections 52(3B) and (3C): see subsection 52(3D).

3 Paragraph 52(2)(c) Omit "if", substitute "the contribution year is the financial year starting on 1 July 2003 and".

4 After paragraph 52(2)(c) Insert: (ca) in a case where the person was a medical practitioner during the income period for the contribution year—the person's gross Medicare billable income for the income period was less than $5,000; or (cb) in a case where the person was a health professional during, but was not a medical practitioner during, the income period for the contribution year—the person's gross medical income for the income period was less than $5,000; or