Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156:section:23dzzzf
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23DZZZF
Character Range: 420422–421325

23DZZZF  Proprietor of unregistered base must notify patients that medicare benefit not payable
 (1) The proprietor of a base for mobile radiation oncology equipment commits an offence if a radiation oncology service is rendered on a person under the following circumstances:
 (a) the service is rendered using equipment that is ordinarily located at the base when not in use, and is not ordinarily located at radiation oncology premises; and
 (b) the base is not registered; and
 (c) the proprietor has neither:
 (i) given the person notice in writing that medicare benefit will not be payable for the service; nor
 (ii) caused written notice to that effect to be displayed prominently at the place where the service is rendered.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) Strict liability applies to all of the physical elements of the offence.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.