Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (105 of 2019)

Schedule 3   Administration

Medical Indemnity Act 2002

11   After subsection 37(2)

Insert:

Application may be treated as withdrawn if requested information is not given

(2A) The Chief Executive Medicare may treat an application as having been withdrawn if:

(a) the Chief Executive Medicare requests the MDO or insurer who made the application to give information under section 38 in relation to the application; and

(b) the MDO or insurer does not give the information to the Chief Executive Medicare by the end of the day specified in the request.

(2B) The Chief Executive Medicare must notify the MDO or insurer if the Chief Executive Medicare treats the application as having been withdrawn.

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