Offence in relation to a medical practitioner rendering a service for which a medicare benefit is not payable
19CC Offence in relation to a medical practitioner rendering a service for which a medicare benefit is not payable
A medical practitioner, or a person acting on behalf of the medical practitioner, commits an offence if:
he or she renders to another person a professional service in respect of which a medicare benefit is not payable because of section 19AA, 19AB, 19ABA or 19ABC; and
before the service is rendered, such steps as are reasonable in all the circumstances have not been taken to inform:
the other person; or
if the other person is in the care of someone else—that person;
that a medicare benefit would not be payable.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
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