29. Reconciling amounts paid

(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a contractor has received an advance subsidy on behalf of a member, the member must provide, by way of a statutory declaration, to the contractor within 12 months of the end of a premium period to which the subsidy relates, the information as required by the contractor on the member’s actual income (including a zero amount) for the premium period, or, if the member has changed categories during the premium period, for each of the parts of the premium period to which the subsidy relates.

(2) If a member with a MISS entitlement or a rural procedural general practitioner does not provide the statutory declaration referred to in subsection (1), section 22 applies to that member in calculating the determination of final subsidy.

(3) A contractor which has been paid an advance subsidy on behalf of a member for a premium period must make an application under section 31 (whether or not the contractor believes a subsidy is payable under that Part):

(a) as soon as practicable after receiving the member’s statutory declaration referred to in subsection (1); or

(b) for members with a MISS entitlement or rural procedural general practitioners who express their intention not to provide a statutory declaration, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of that information; or

(c) for members with a MISS entitlement or rural procedural general practitioners who have not expressed their intention not to provide a statutory declaration and have not done so within the 12-month timeframe for providing the statutory declaration, as soon as practicable after the 12-month timeframe; or

(d) otherwise in accordance with the timeframes specified in the PSS contract.