New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 67ZC

67ZC Actions to be taken after review

(1) After conducting a fee review, the Health Secretary may--

(a) revoke the decision to charge the ambulance fee, or

(b) waive payment of the ambulance fee, or

(c) confirm the decision to charge the ambulance fee with or without changing the payment arrangements for the fee.

(2) The Health Secretary must, after conducting a fee review, revoke the decision to charge an ambulance fee--

(a) if the person charged the fee is exempt from payment of the ambulance fee under this Act, the regulations or the payment rules, or

(b) if the issue of the fee invoice or debt notice involved a mistake of identity, or

(c) if the amount of the fee charged is incorrect, or

(d) in any circumstances prescribed by the regulations.

(3) The Health Secretary must, after conducting a fee review, change the payment arrangements for the ambulance fee if that action is required by this Act or the payment rules.

(4) The payment rules may also make provision for circumstances in which the Health Secretary may, at his or her discretion, revoke a decision to charge an ambulance fee, waive payment of an ambulance fee or change the payment arrangements for an ambulance fee.

(5) If the Health Secretary revokes a decision to charge a person with an ambulance fee, or waives payment of an ambulance fee, the Health Secretary must--

(a) withdraw the fee invoice and any debt notice issued for the fee, and

(b) if the matter has already been referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order, revoke the referral.

(6) If a decision is revoked because of a mistake of identity, the Health Secretary may issue a new fee invoice for the fee to a person who is liable for payment of the fee.

(7) If a decision is revoked because the amount of the fee charged was incorrect, the Health Secretary may issue a new fee invoice for the correct amount.

(8) The regulations may provide for other circumstances in which a new fee invoice can be issued.