26Obligation to notify the Chief Executive Medicare that amount has been paid

26 Obligation to notify the Chief Executive Medicare that amount has been paid

(1) If: (a) an amount of Level 2 Commonwealth contribution has been paid in relation to a qualifying liability that relates to a claim made against a person (the midwife) or an eligible entity; and (b) the person (the applicant) who applied for the Level 2 Commonwealth contribution becomes aware that another amount has been paid in relation to the incident to which the claim relates: (i) if the incident is not a Birthing on Country out‑of‑hospital incident—to a person covered by subsection 24(3); or (ii) if the incident is a Birthing on Country out‑of‑hospital incident—to a person covered by subsection 24(4); and (c) because of the payment of the other amount, there is an amount overpaid as described in subsection 25(2); the applicant must notify the Chief Executive Medicare that the other amount has been paid.

Note: Failure to notify is an offence (see section 67).

(2) The notification must: (a) be in writing; and (b) be given to the Chief Executive Medicare within 28 days after the applicant becomes aware that the other amount has been paid.