Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00438:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L00438
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 4728–6874

8  Arrangements for medical indemnity cover provided by or through training institutions for incidents occurring during training or health care

Cover for trainers and trainees for incidents during training
 (1) Subsection (3) applies to arrangements that:
 (a) relate to a training institution that provides training in subjects relevant to the provision of health care; and
 (b) relate to a person (a covered person) who:
 (i) provides the training on behalf of the institution in any capacity (including as an employee, a contractor to the institution or a volunteer); or
 (ii) assists in the provision of the training on behalf of the training institution; or
 (iii) receives that training;
so far as the arrangements are ones under which a person provides medical indemnity cover for a covered person relating to health care incidents occurring in the course of the training.
Note: A university is an example of a training institution.

Cover for staff and students for incidents during provision of health care
 (2) Subsection (3) also applies to arrangements that:
 (a) relate to a training institution that provides training in subjects relevant to the provision of health care; and
 (b) relate to a person (also a covered person):
 (i) who is a member of the staff of the institution in any capacity (including as an employee, a contractor to the institution or a volunteer) or a student of the training institution; and
 (ii) who, as a member of the staff, or a student, of the institution, provides health care to a member of the public;
so far as the arrangements are ones under which a person provides medical indemnity cover for a covered person relating to health care incidents occurring in the course of the provision of the health care.
Note: A university is an example of a training institution.

Arrangements covered by this section
 (3) This section covers:
 (a) arrangements under which the training institution provides medical indemnity cover for a covered person; and
 (b) arrangements under which a person provides medical indemnity cover for a covered person through the interposed entity of the training institution.