The declaration of a quality Minor and machinery: The only requirement 12116 Department of Health assurance activity Part VC of the placed on organisations under the scheme Health Insurance Act 1973 provides that may incur a minor cost is the public specific protection from civil interest requirement that de-identified proceedings (apart from those research data is to be made publicly relating to the breach of the rules of available. It is acceptable for such results to procedural fairness) to health care be published in a report or on a website. The professionals participating in the costs involved in meeting this requirement activity. The aim of providing this are likely to be low. Previous advice from protection is to encourage health OBPR has considered qualified privilege care professionals to fully participate applications to be machinery in nature. in quality assurance activities. The department annually receives up to 20 applications for a declaration of a quality assurance activity each year, including new applications and renewals. Declarations expire after five years, and a new application must be submitted and assessed if cover is to continue. Department of Declaration under subsections 85(2) Minor: The Schedule of Pharmaceutical Health and 85(2AA) and 85(2A) of the Benefits and information are available National Health Act 1953 to declare freely on the internet and are available to drugs listed on (including any purchase in other formats (for example, applicable restrictions) or deleted or book). Businesses will only incur from the Pharmaceutical Benefits costs if they choose not to use the website Scheme (PBS) and purchase the schedule in an alternative format. The cost to purchase the schedule is minimal. Changes are not expected to have a more than minor regulatory impact on individuals.
Department of Health The declaration of a quality assurance activity Part VC of the Health Insurance Act 1973 provides specific protection from civil proceedings (apart from those relating to the breach of the rules of procedural fairness) to health care professionals participating in the activity. The aim of providing this protection is to encourage health care professionals to fully participate in quality assurance activities. The department annually receives up to 20 applications for a declaration of a quality assurance activity each year, including new applications and renewals. Declarations expire after five years, and a new application must be submitted and assessed if cover is to continue. Minor and machinery: The only requirement placed on organisations under the scheme that may incur a minor cost is the public interest requirement that de-identified research data is to be made publicly available. It is acceptable for such results to be published in a report or on a website. The costs involved in meeting this requirement are likely to be low. Previous advice from OBPR has considered qualified privilege applications to be machinery in nature. 12116 Department of Health Declaration under subsections 85(2) and 85(2AA) and 85(2A) of the National Health Act 1953 to declare drugs listed on (including any applicable restrictions) or deleted from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Minor: The Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits and information are available freely on the internet and are available to purchase in other formats (for example, or book). Businesses will only incur costs if they choose not to use the website and purchase the schedule in an alternative format. The cost to purchase the schedule is minimal. Changes are not expected to have a more than minor regulatory impact on individuals.