Refunds for Pathology Accreditation Fees

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Commonwealth must refund fees paid for pathology laboratory approvals or undertakings that take effect on or after 1 July 2025.
The Minister must give a notice to people whose undertakings are accepted; this notice must state when the undertaking starts, how long it lasts, and how to apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal for a review.
The Minister can approve or refuse written applications for premises to be accredited as pathology laboratories.
The Minister must give the applicant a copy of the approval if the pathology laboratory premises are approved.

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