Health Services Act 1997
67ZEUnpaid fees may be written off
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67ZE Unpaid fees may be written off
67ZE Unpaid fees may be written off
(1) The Health Secretary may write off an unpaid ambulance fee, in whole or in part.
(2) If the ambulance fee has already been referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order under the State Debt Recovery Act 2018, the Health Secretary must not write off the unpaid ambulance fee unless the referral has been revoked or debt recovery action has been suspended or cancelled.
s 67ZE: Ins 2014 No 60, Sch 1 [4]. Am 2018 No 11, Sch 3.6 [15].