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Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006
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C2024C00484 (C10)
14 October 2024
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Extension to external Territories
4 Definitions
5 Meaning of nuclear test participant etc.
6 Procedures for making claims etc.
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Part 2—Treatment
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Division 1—Eligibility to be provided with treatment
7 Eligibility
8 Claims for eligibility
9 Withdrawal of claims
10 Determination of claims
11 Revocation of determination of eligibility
Division 2—Provision of treatment
12 Provision of treatment
13 Approval of treatment already provided
13A Commission may accept financial responsibility for costs in relation to treatment not arranged by Commission
14 Limits on provision of treatment
15 Treatment at hospitals and other institutions
16 Application and modification of the Treatment Principles
17 Application and modification of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles
18 Application and modification of Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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Part 3—Travelling expenses
19 Entitlement to travelling expenses
20 Advances of travelling expenses
21 Claims for travelling expenses
22 Withdrawal of claims
23 Determination of claims
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Part 3A—Pharmaceutical supplement
23A Simplified outline
23B Eligibility for pharmaceutical supplement
23C Pharmaceutical supplement not payable in some circumstances
23D Rate of pharmaceutical supplement
23E Payment of pharmaceutical supplement
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Part 4—Review of decisions
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Division 1—Review by Commission
24 Request for review
25 Review by Commission
26 Commission must make written record of review decision and reasons
27 Person who requested review to be notified of decision
28 Withdrawal of request for review
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Division 2—Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
29 Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
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Part 5—Administration and enforcement
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Division 1—General
30 Additional functions of Commission
31 Commission not bound by technicalities
32 Delegation
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Division 2—Obtaining and giving information etc.
33 Commission may obtain information etc.
34 Failure to comply with a notice
35 Self incrimination
36 Giving information
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Division 3—Offences
37 False or misleading statements or documents relating to treatment
38 Medical service providers causing detriment to others
39 Medical service providers threatening detriment
40 Bribery by medical service providers
41 Practitioners receiving bribes etc.
42 Pathology practitioners making payments to requesting practitioners
43 Pathology practitioners providing pathology services to persons with whom they have arrangements
44 Providing staff to be used in pathology services
45 Counselling statements inadmissible as evidence
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Division 4—Recovery of amounts paid because of false or misleading statements
46 Recovery of amounts paid because of false or misleading statements
47 Interest payable on amounts paid because of false or misleading statements
48 Reduction in payments because of previous overpayments
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Division 5—Recovery of cost of treatment
48A Recovery of cost of treatment
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Division 6—Recovery of overpayments of pharmaceutical supplement
48B Recovery of overpayments of pharmaceutical supplement
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
49 Appropriation
50 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history