Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156:section:19cc
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 19CC
Character Range: 205697–206522

19CC  Offence in relation to a medical practitioner rendering a service for which a medicare benefit is not payable
 (1) A medical practitioner, or a person acting on behalf of the medical practitioner, commits an offence if:
 (a) 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
 (b) before the service is rendered, such steps as are reasonable in all the circumstances have not been taken to inform:
 (i) the other person; or
 (ii) 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.
 (2) An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.