44Chief Executive Medicare may request information

44 Chief Executive Medicare may request information

(1) If the Chief Executive Medicare believes on reasonable grounds that a person is capable of giving information that is relevant to determining: (a) whether a subsidy is payable to a person under a scheme provided for under subsection 43(1); or (b) the amount of a subsidy that is payable to a person under a scheme provided for under subsection 43(1); the Chief Executive Medicare may request the person to give the Chief Executive Medicare the information.

Note: Failure to comply with the request is an offence (see section 45).

(2) The request: (a) must be made in writing; and (b) must state what information must be given to the Chief Executive Medicare; and (c) may require the information to be verified by statutory declaration; and (d) must specify a day on or before which the information must be given; and (e) must contain a statement to the effect that a failure to comply with the request is an offence. The day specified under paragraph (d) must be at least 28 days after the day on which the request is made.