35AIdentification numbers—compliant applications

35A Identification numbers—compliant applications

(1) This section sets out when an application of a kind specified by subsection (2) is a compliant online application or a compliant manual application. (2) The following kinds of applications are specified: (a) an application for an identification number to be allocated to a person for a place of practice; (b) an application to lift the suspension of an allocation of an identification number. Compliant online applications (3) An application is a compliant online application if the application: (a) is from a single person (whether the application relates to a single place of practice or more than one place of practice); and (b) is made using the HPOS system; and (c) includes the information required by the HPOS system to be included in the application; and (d) is accompanied by the documents (if any) required by the HPOS system to accompany the application. Compliant manual applications (4) An application is a compliant manual application if the application: (a) is from a single person (whether the application relates to a single place of practice or more than one place of practice); and (b) is not made using the HPOS system; and (c) is in a form that has been approved by the Chief Executive Medicare, or by a Departmental employee, for the purposes of making applications of a kind specified in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) (whichever applies); and (d) includes the information required by that form to be included in the application; and (e) is accompanied by the documents (if any) required by that form to accompany the application; and (f) is made in a manner (if any) approved by the Chief Executive Medicare, or by a Departmental employee, for the purposes of making applications of the kind specified in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) (whichever applies).

Note: For Departmental employee, see section 3 of the Act.