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Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019
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C2025C00618 C02
01 November 2025
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline of this Act
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Definitions
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Part 2—Treatment
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Division 1—Introduction
6 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Eligibility to be provided with treatment
7 Eligibility
8 Procedures for making claims etc.
9 Claims for eligibility
10 Withdrawal of claims
11 Determination of claims
12 Revocation of determination of eligibility
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Division 3—Provision of treatment
13 Provision of treatment
14 Approval of treatment already provided
15 Commission may accept financial responsibility for costs in relation to treatment not arranged by Commission
16 Limits on provision of treatment
17 Treatment at hospitals and other institutions
18 Application and modification of the Treatment Principles
19 Application and modification of the Repatriation Private Patient Principles
20 Application and modification of Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
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Part 3—Travelling expenses
21 Simplified outline of this Part
22 Entitlement to travelling expenses
23 Advances of travelling expenses
24 Claims for travelling expenses
25 Withdrawal of claims
26 Determination of claims
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Part 4—Pharmaceutical supplement
27 Simplified outline of this Part
28 Eligibility for pharmaceutical supplement
29 Pharmaceutical supplement not payable in some circumstances
30 Rate of pharmaceutical supplement
31 Payment of pharmaceutical supplement
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Part 5—Review of decisions
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Division 1—Introduction
32 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—Review by Commission
33 Request for review
34 Review by Commission
35 Commission must make written record of review decision and reasons
36 Person who requested review to be notified of decision
37 Withdrawal of request for review
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Division 3—Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
38 Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
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Part 6—Administration and enforcement
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Division 1—Introduction
39 Simplified outline of this Part
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Division 2—General
40 Additional functions of Commission
41 Commission not bound by technicalities
42 Delegation
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Division 3—Obtaining and giving information etc.
43 Commission may obtain information etc.
44 Failure to comply with a notice
45 Self-incrimination
46 Giving information
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Division 4—Offences
47 False or misleading statements or documents relating to treatment
48 Medical service providers causing detriment to others
49 Medical service providers threatening detriment
50 Bribery by medical service providers
51 Practitioners receiving bribes etc.
52 Pathology practitioners making payments to requesting practitioners
53 Pathology practitioners providing pathology services to persons with whom they have arrangements
54 Providing staff to be used in pathology services
55 Counselling statements inadmissible as evidence
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Division 5—Recovery of amounts paid because of false or misleading statements
56 Recovery of amounts paid because of false or misleading statements
57 Interest payable on amounts paid because of false or misleading statements
58 Reduction in payments because of previous overpayments
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Division 6—Recovery of cost of treatment
59 Recovery of cost of treatment
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Division 7—Recovery of overpayments of pharmaceutical supplement
60 Recovery of overpayments of pharmaceutical supplement
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Part 7—Miscellaneous
61 Simplified outline of this Part
62 Appropriation
63 Rules
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
