Maximum fees recoverable by health practitioners for medico-legal services
(cf s 150 MACA) (1) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to fixing maximum fees for the provision by health practitioners of the following services— (a) provision of any medical report for use in court proceedings in connection with a claim, (b) provision of any medical report for use in the assessment of a claim under Division 7.6, in a medical assessment by a medical assessor under Division 7.5 or in a merit review under Division 7.4, (c) appearance as a witness in court proceedings, or in proceedings in the Commission or before a medical assessor or merit reviewer, in connection with a claim. (2) A health practitioner is not entitled to be paid or recover any fee for providing a service that exceeds any maximum fee fixed under this section for the provision of the service. (3) In determining any matter to be prescribed under this section, the Minister is to consult with the Australian Medical Association and other appropriate bodies. The validity of a regulation is not affected by a contravention of this subsection.
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