Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00534:section:4:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00534
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 5/7)
Character Range: 28205–31040

from liability relating to compensation claims (within the meaning of the Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003); or
 (c) practice conducted wholly outside both Australia and the external Territories; or
 (d) practice of a kind specified in the rules.
professional indemnity cover: a contract of insurance with a medical practitioner provides professional indemnity cover if it provides medical indemnity cover for the practitioner in relation to the practitioner's private medical practice.
provable: an amount that an MDO or insurer is liable to pay is provable if:
 (a) it is provable in the winding up of the MDO or insurer if the winding up of the MDO or insurer has commenced; or
 (b) it would be provable in the winding up of the MDO or insurer if the MDO or insurer were to be wound up.
public hospital means a recognised hospital within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
public patient has the same meaning as in the Health Insurance Act 1973.
qualifying allied health claim certificate means a certificate issued by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 34ZZK.
qualifying allied health liability, in relation to a claim, has the meaning given by section 34ZZS.
qualifying allied health payment: see subsection 34ZZB(4).
qualifying claim certificate means a certificate issued by the Chief Executive Medicare under section 34E.
qualifying liability, in relation to a claim, has the meaning given by section 34M.
qualifying payment: see subsection 30(2).
related body corporate has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act 2001.
relevant allied health threshold: see subsection 34ZZL(1).
relevant threshold: see subsection 34F(1).
risk surcharge has the meaning given by subsection 52C(1).
rules means the rules made under section 80.
run‑off cover credit has the meaning given by subsection 34ZS(2).
run‑off cover indemnity means a run‑off cover indemnity paid or payable under Division 2B of Part 2.
Note: Amounts payable under regulations made for the purposes of section 34ZN (run‑off claims payments) are not covered by this definition.
run‑off cover support payment means a payment payable under Division 2 of Part 3.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.
subject to appeal: a judgment or order is subject to appeal until:
 (a) any applicable time limits for lodging an appeal (however described) against the judgment or order have expired; and
 (b) if there is such an appeal against the judgment or order—the appeal (and any subsequent appeals) have been finally disposed of.
total run‑off cover credit has the meaning given by section 34ZS.
UMP means United Medical Protection Limited.

Notifications by practitioners may constitute claims
 (1A) A reference in Division 2B of Part 2 to a claim includes a reference to a notification by or on behalf of