Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00034:clause:8_24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022A00034
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 24
Character Range: 139204–140058

24  After subsection 131(1)
Insert:
 (1A) The Pricing Authority also has the following functions:
 (a) if the Minister or the Secretary requests, in writing, the Pricing Authority to do so—to advise the Commonwealth in relation to one or more health care pricing or costing matters (whether or not the matters relate to health care services provided by public hospitals);
 (b) to conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, costing and other studies:
 (i) for the purpose of performing the function mentioned in paragraph (a); or
 (ii) if the Minister or the Secretary requests, in writing, the Pricing Authority to do so;
 (c) to publish (whether on the internet or otherwise) reports and papers relating to the functions mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b);
 (d) to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.