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Health Insurance Act 1973
23DZZIApplication of this Division to partnerships
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#### 23DZZI Application of this Division to partnerships
(1) Where a partnership, rather than a person or government agency, is in effective control of:
(a) diagnostic imaging premises, whether or not the holder of an estate or interest in the premises; and
(b) the use of the diagnostic imaging equipment used at the premises; and
(c) the employment of staff (including medical practitioners) connected with the premises;
each partner in the partnership is taken to be a proprietor of the premises for the purposes of this Division.
(2) Where a partnership, rather than a person or government agency, is in effective control of:
(a) a base for mobile diagnostic imaging equipment, whether or not the holder of an estate or interest in the base; and
(b) the use of diagnostic imaging equipment ordinarily located at the base when not in use; and
(c) the employment of staff (including medical practitioners) connected with the base;
each partner in the partnership is taken to be a proprietor of the premises for the purposes of this Division.
(3) However:
(a) an obligation under this Division, although imposed on each partner in the partnership, may be discharged by any of them; and
(b) a right under this Division, if exercised by one of the partners in the partnership, is taken to have been exercised on behalf of all of them; and
(c) no more than one partner may be punished for one offence under this Part.
(4) In this section:
> employment has the same meaning as in section 23DZO.
> government agency has the same meaning as in section 23DZO.