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Health Insurance Act 1973
23DZZZFProprietor of unregistered base must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable
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#### 23DZZZF Proprietor of unregistered base must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable
(1) The proprietor of a base for mobile radiation oncology equipment commits an offence if a radiation oncology service is rendered on a person under the following circumstances:
(a) the service is rendered using equipment that is ordinarily located at the base when not in use, and is not ordinarily located at radiation oncology premises; and
(b) the base is not registered; and
(c) the proprietor has neither:
(i) given the person notice in writing that medicare benefit will not be payable for the service; nor
(ii) caused written notice to that effect to be displayed prominently at the place where the service is rendered.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Strict liability applies to all of the physical elements of the offence.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.