Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 350 HEALTH INSURANCE (VOCATIONAL REGISTRATION OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 6

6.1 Omit the regulation, substitute: Notice to be given of certain decisions

"4. (1) The RACGP must give the managing director written notice if it
declines to give notice to a medical practitioner under subsection 3F (6) of
the Act that the practitioner is eligible for registration.

"(2) The Eligibility Committee must give the managing director written notice
if it declines to certify that a practitioner is eligible for registration
under regulation 5, 5A or 5B.

"(3) The managing director must give a medical practitioner written notice if
it receives notice under subregulation (1) or (2) or 6 (2).

Appeals

"4A. (1) If the managing director gives a medical practitioner notice:

   (a)  under subsection 3G (2) of the Act because the managing director has
        received notice under paragraph 3G (1) (b) or (c) of the Act; or

   (b)  under subregulation 4 (3); the practitioner may appeal to the Appeal
        Committee, in writing, within 28 days after the day the notice is
        given.

"(2) The Appeal Committee must hear and decide the appeal.

"(3) If the Committee allows the appeal, the medical practitioner is eligible
for registration from the day the appeal is decided.

"(4) If the Committee dismisses the appeal:

   (a)  for a medical practitioner who is registered-it must notify the
        managing director under subregulation 6 (4); or

   (b)  in any other case-it must give the practitioner written notice of the
        result of the appeal.

"(5) The notice under paragraph (4) (b) must include:

   (a)  the terms of the Committee's decision; and

   (b)  a statement to the effect that a copy of the reasons for the decision
        may be obtained from the Committee on written.

Transitional provisions-unfinalised requests and appeals

"4B. (1) A request made under subregulation 3 (1) before the commencement of
this regulation that has not been finalised before the commencement is taken
to be a request lodged with the General Practice Recognition Eligibility
Committee.

"(2) An appeal made under subregulation 4 (2) before the commencement of this
regulation that has not been finalised before the commencement is taken to be
an appeal made to the General Practice Recognition Appeal Committee.".