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.