18Notification of pecuniary interest

18 Notification of pecuniary interest

(1)  For the purposes of section 45(1) of the Act, the manner in which a practitioner is to notify a person of the practitioner’s pecuniary interest is –

(a) by informing the person of that fact orally; and

(b) by giving written notice of that fact to the person; and

(c) by displaying a written notice of that fact at the private hospital or day-procedure centre, surgery or other premises at which the relevant advice or treatment is given or the relevant arrangements are made.

(2)  Each notification given in accordance with subregulation (1) must identify the practitioner to which it relates and must specify the nature and extent of the pecuniary interest.

(3)  The written notice referred to in subregulation (1)(c) must be clearly legible and the notice must be displayed in a prominent place.