Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00976:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019L00976
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 5705–6652

11  Hearing device replacement charge
 (1) This section applies to a person who is at least 26 years old and satisfies the Authority, on the basis of information set out in a declaration by the person, that the person's hearing device:
 (a) has been destroyed; or
 (b) has been lost, and is unlikely to be found; or
 (c) has been damaged, and cannot be reasonably repaired.
 (2) The Authority may replace the hearing device with a similar device or a reasonable alternative approved by the Authority.
 (3) The charge for replacing the device is:
 (a) if the device is replaced in the financial year beginning on 1 July 2019—$30; or
 (b) if the device is replaced in a later financial year—that amount indexed in accordance with section 13.
 (4) The charge is payable in accordance with a notice, in writing, given to the person by the Authority.
 (5) This section does not apply in relation to a device replaced before this instrument commences.