25ACircumstances where fees etc cannot be charged for provision of public hospital services to public patients

25A Circumstances where fees etc cannot be charged for provision of public hospital services to public patients

(1) For section 128C of the Act, the circumstances are where a fee, payment or other consideration (however described) for the provision of an obstetric service: (a) for a public patient in a public hospital; and (b) by a medical practitioner or participating midwife, or a person acting on behalf of the medical practitioner: (i) employed on the staff of the hospital; or (ii) performing services under contract to the hospital. (2) In this regulation:

obstetric service means a public hospital service:

(a) for attendance at, or associated with, the delivery of a baby; or
(b) requested or required by a public patient in connection with the delivery of a baby.

Note: Example: The circumstances described by this regulation would include a booking fee or request for payment by a medical practitioner or participating midwife, or a person acting on behalf of the medical practitioner, employed by, or under contract to, a public hospital, for costs or charges of the medical practitioner or participating midwife for performing a public hospital service:

(a) by attending a public patient in the hospital to deliver a baby; or
(b) associated with the delivery of a baby for a public patient; or
(c) requested or required by a public patient in connection with the delivery of a baby.