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NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953 - SECT 99ABE

Liability for administrative penalty

    A person is liable for an administrative penalty in respect of the supply or purported supply of a pharmaceutical benefit if:

  (a)   the Secretary has served a notice (as mentioned in subsection   99ABC(4)) on the person claiming an amount (the total amount ) as a debt due to the Commonwealth under subsection   99ABC(1); and

  (b)   the total amount consists of, or includes, an amount (the recoverable amount ) in respect of the benefit recoverable as a debt due to the Commonwealth from the person; and

  (c)   the total amount is more than:

  (i)   $2,500; or

  (ii)   if a higher amount is prescribed by the regulations--that higher amount.



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