Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00449:reg:6:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00449
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 6073–8957

and eligible for run‑off cover) (a status known as eligible and contributing); or
 (iv) inactive;
 (j) which of the following best describes the practitioner's current situation:
 (i) a run‑off cover contract has been made with the practitioner;
 (ii) a run‑off cover claim has been lodged;
 (iii) the practitioner's status as an eligible practitioner (within the meaning of section 26A of the Act) has been identified on the basis of MDO data;
 (iv) the practitioner is eligible but no run‑off cover contract has been made;
 (k) which of the following subparagraphs (based on the classes of persons to whom subsection 34ZB(2) of the Medical Indemnity Act 2002 applies) describes the practitioner's situation:
 (i) retired permanently from all medical practice;
 (ii) retired permanently from private medical practice (but not from all medical practice);
 (iii) not engaged in any medical practice for more than 3 years;
 (iv) not engaged in private medical practice for more than 3 years (but not covered by subparagraph (iii));
 (v) ceased (temporarily or permanently) practice as a medical practitioner because of maternity;
 (vi) ceased practice as a medical practitioner because of permanent disability;
 (vii) deceased person who had been a medical practitioner;
 (viii) the practitioner engaged in medical practice in Australia as the holder of a temporary visa (within the meaning of the Migration Act 1958) that permitted the holder to work in Australia and that did not prohibit the holder from engaging in medical practice in Australia, and the practitioner has permanently ceased medical practice in Australia and no longer resides in Australia;
 (l) the level of medical indemnity cover provided to the practitioner under subsection 26A(1) or 26C(1) of the Act, in terms of:
 (i) ROCS Level of Cover 1: Private fee‑charging practice—fully indemnified; or
 (ii) ROCS Level of Cover 2: Public sector cover—fully indemnified; or
 (iii) ROCS Level of Cover 3: Other medical practice MI cover—one or more of the following: Medico‑legal; gratuitous services; Good Samaritan; and other partial cover;
 (m) if the insurer ceased to provide medical indemnity cover for payment for the practitioner in relation to incidents occurring during a period mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of medical practice period in subsection 26A(9) of the Act—the day the practitioner ceased to be covered under that medical indemnity cover.

Medical indemnity cover for last period before run‑off cover provided
 (3) The notice must state the following matters for the most recent 12‑month period, prior to the insurer providing run‑off cover, during which medical indemnity cover was provided by the insurer for the practitioner:
 (a) the total amount paid by the practitioner in relation to the period to an insurer or an MDO in relation to medical indemnity cover (including a