Health Services Act 2016

This section applies if —

a compensation payer has not paid, or has partially paid, compensation to the patient or the patient’s estate in relation to an injury; and

the health service provider to which a compensable charge is payable under this Part in relation to the injury has not been paid the compensable charge; and

the chief executive of the health service provider has given notice to the compensation payer about the compensable charge that may be recovered under this Part.

The compensation payer must pay the compensable charge to the health service provider before paying the compensation to the patient or patient’s estate.