8. Matters to be included in PSS contracts

(1) A PSS contract must include conditions that must be satisfied for the payment of a subsidy to the following effect:

(a) that the obligations of a contractor under the contract apply only in relation to a medical practitioner who has informed the contractor that he or she agrees to participate in the Scheme; and

(b) that acknowledges:

(i) the premium charged by a medical indemnity insurer to a member is a debt due to the insurer from the member; and

(ii) the member is responsible for payment of a premium, although this responsibility may be satisfied in part by a subsidy being paid by the Chief Executive Medicare under this Scheme to the contractor on behalf of the member in respect of that premium.

(2) A PSS contract must:

(a) include obligations on the contracted insurer to participate in dispute-resolution processes; and

(b) provide that the Chief Executive Medicare will pay to the contractor (subject to compliance with this Scheme) an administration fee in respect of the administrative obligations imposed on the contractor by this Scheme.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the conditions or other matters that may be included in a PSS contract, provided they do not contradict a requirement referred to in those subsections.