Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of general practitioner in subsection 3(1) of the Act, a medical practitioner in respect of whom a determination is in force under this section is specified.
(2) A medical practitioner may apply to the Chief Executive Medicare for a determination under this section.
(3) After receiving an application, the Chief Executive Medicare must determine that the applicant is a recognised Fellow of the ACRRM if the ACRRM gives the Chief Executive Medicare written notice stating that the applicant:
(a) is a Fellow of the ACRRM; and
(b) is eligible for a determination under this section in accordance with section 23.
(4) The Chief Executive Medicare must make the determination within the period of:
(a) 14 days after the notice from the ACRRM was received; or
(b) if the application was made after the notice was received--14 days after the application was received.
(5) The Chief Executive Medicare must give the applicant written notice of the day on which the determination will come into force.
(6) The Chief Executive Medicare may give the ACRRM information about whether or not determinations under this section are in force for particular persons.
(7) The Chief Executive Medicare or an authorised officer may make available to members of the public, on request:
(a) the names of medical practitioners in respect of whom determinations under this section are in force; and
(b) the addresses at which they practise.
(8) In this section:
"authorised officer " means a Departmental employee (within the meaning given by section 3 of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 ) authorised in writing by the Chief Executive Medicare for the purposes of this section.