Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01251:clause:1_10ada:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01251
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 10ADA (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 12841–14180

for the claim have been paid.

 (8) If:
 (a) this section applies to the current claim; but
 (b) the sum of the out‑of‑pocket expenses for all relevant prior claims for the expense year is less than the applicable safety‑net amount;
the benefit payable in respect of the claim is not increased under subsection (3) but is instead increased by the amount worked out using the formula:
where:

balance of safety‑net means the amount by which the sum of the out‑of‑pocket expenses for all relevant prior claims for the expense year is less than the applicable safety‑net amount.

 (9) For the purposes of this section (other than paragraph (5)(c)), without affecting the meaning of an expression in any other provision of this Act, if a person to whom benefit is payable in respect of a relevant service is given or sent a cheque under subsection 20(2) or (2A) for the amount of the benefit, the person is taken to have paid so much of the medical expenses in respect of that service as is represented by the amount of the benefit.

 (10) For the purposes of this section, without affecting the meaning of an expression in any other provision of this Act, despite anything else in this Act, the question when medical expenses are incurred in respect of relevant services relating to prescribed items is to be determined under the regulations.