Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1995 No. 440 HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 3

3.1 Subregulation 3Q (1): Insert the following definitions:

" 'building society account' means an account:

   (a)  that is maintained by a person with an organisation registered as a
        permanent building society under a law of a State or Territory; and

   (b)  into which moneys received on deposit by the organisation from the
        person are paid;
'credit union account' means an account:

   (a)  that is maintained by a person with an organisation registered as a
        credit union under the law of a State or Territory; and

   (b)  into which moneys received on deposit from the person are paid;".

3.2 Subregulation 3Q (3): Omit the subregulation, substitute:

"(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) (d):

   (a)  subject to this subregulation, an amount that is to be paid under that
        paragraph must be paid to the credit of a bank account, credit union
        account or building society account nominated by the recognised
        immunisation provider or authority; and

   (b)  if that provider or authority has not nominated an account for the
        purposes of paragraph (a), subject to paragraphs (c) and (e), the
        amount is not to be paid; and

   (c)  if:

        (i)    an amount has not been paid because of paragraph (b); and

        (ii)   the provider or authority then nominates an account for the
               purposes of paragraph (a); the amount must be paid under that
               paragraph; and

   (d)  the Managing Director of the Commission may direct that the whole or a
        part of an amount that is to be paid to the provider or authority must
        be paid otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (a); and

   (e)  if the Managing Director gives a direction under paragraph (d), the
        amount must be paid in accordance with the direction; and

   (f)  if a payment is more than the amount that should have been paid, the
        Commission may, in relation to a later payment to or for the provider
        or authority concerned, reduce the amount paid to or for that provider
        or authority by an amount that does not exceed the amount of the
        overpayment.".