Medical Indemnity Act 2002

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This Act may be cited as the Medical Indemnity Act 2002. The Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 1 January 2003.

The object of this Act is to contribute towards the availability of medical services in Australia by providing Commonwealth assistance to support access by medical practitioners to arrangements that indemnify them for claims arising in relation to their practice of their medical professions. The Commonwealth provides that assistance under this Act by meeting part of the costs of large settlements or awards paid by organisations that indemnify medical practitioners.

The compilation includes amendments up to Act No. 76, 2023. It is compiled and registered by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. This compilation shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 20 October 2023.