87Quality assurance activities engaged in in a single State or Territory

#### 87 Quality assurance activities engaged in in a single State or Territory If a quality assurance activity is engaged in in only one State or Territory, one of the following paragraphs must apply to the activity: (a) the government of the State or Territory has advised the Minister that: (i) the activity is not subject to legislation of the State or Territory that is similar to Part VC of the Act; and (ii) in the opinion of the government of the State or Territory, it is in the public interest that Part VC of the Act should apply to the activity; (b) the activity includes a methodology that has not been used previously in Australia; (c) the activity is a pilot study for the purpose of investigating whether a methodology of a particular kind can be used in Australia; (d) the activity addresses a subject matter that has not previously been addressed in Australia; (e) the activity has the potential to affect the quality of health care on a national scale; (f) the activity is a pilot study for the purpose of investigating whether the activity has the potential to affect the quality of health care on a national scale; (g) the activity is of national importance.