Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025 (73 of 2025)

Schedule 2   Amendments to improve or maintain access to government services

Part 5   Authorising appropriate information sharing to improve the integrity of medicare

Health Insurance Act 1973

65   After subsection 106N(1)

Insert:

(1A) If the Committee acts under subsection (1), the Committee may also:

(a) notify the Director that the person may have committed the relevant offence, the relevant civil contravention or the relevant dental benefits offence; and

(b) give the Director any additional information (including information about the person) in relation to the possible commission of that offence or contravention.

Note: If the Committee gives the Director additional information that is not also given to the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection (1), the Director may disclose that additional information to the Chief Executive Medicare under subsection 89A(1) or 129E(4), whichever is applicable.