FED Health Minister Must Give Written Notice of Accepted Undertakings; Health Minister Can Approve or Refuse Lab Accreditation; Pathology Fees Abolished and Refunds Provided

Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025

1 Sep 2025: Passed by Parliament and signed off by the governor.

This bill kicks in: TBA

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Minister for Health must give a written 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 to review that period.
The Minister for Health can now approve or refuse applications to make a premises an accredited pathology laboratory.
The Minister for Health must give a copy of the approval to the person who applied for their pathology laboratory to be accredited.
The Commonwealth must refund fees paid under the Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Act 1991 for certain undertakings or laboratory approvals that start on or after 1 July 2025.
The Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Act 1991 and the Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Act 2015 are abolished.

Topics

government administration healthcare professional licensing public health regulatory compliance