Health Insurance Act 1973

As a bonded participant receiving a Commonwealth funded place, provided as a benefit to students, the bonded participant is subject to the following conditions:

that, within the period prescribed by the Bonded Medical Program rules, the bonded participant complete their course of study in medicine at an Australian university;

that, to complete the bonded participant’s return of service obligation, the participant work, in accordance with the requirements set out in the Bonded Medical Program rules, as a medical practitioner in an eligible location;

that the bonded participant complete their return of service obligation within the period allowed by section 124ZF;

that the bonded participant give information or documents to the Department:

in the circumstances prescribed by the Bonded Medical Program rules; and

in accordance with any requirements set out in those rules;

if the Secretary requests information or documents from the bonded participant for the purpose of administering this Part—that the bonded participant give such information or documents to the Department in response to the request by the end of the period specified in the request or, if that period is extended under subsection (4), by the end of the extended period;

that the bonded participant comply with any other condition set out in the Bonded Medical Program rules.

To avoid doubt, a breach of the requirements set out in the Bonded Medical Program rules, as mentioned in paragraph 124ZF(2)(b), is a breach of the condition mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) of this section.

For the purposes of paragraph (1)(e):

the request must be made in writing; and

the specified period must not end sooner than 14 days after the day the request is made.

The Secretary may, by written notice given to the bonded participant, extend the period specified in a request made as mentioned in paragraph (1)(e).