An Albury GP has been ordered to pay back thousands of dollars fraudulently obtained from Medicare.
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That came after Dr Ivana Milanovic pleaded guilty two weeks ago to a single charge of obtaining a financial advantage by deception.
She had been set to contest 25 such charges, related to false claims involving 25 patients, when she decided to admit to what she had done.
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The allegations were to have been tested at a five-day special-fixture hearing in the Deniliquin Local Court from November 15.
But the hearing did not go ahead, with Milanovic pleading guilty to the single charge.
All remaining charges were then withdrawn by the prosecution.
Milanovic, 57, was placed on a two-year Commonwealth good behaviour bond when sentenced by magistrate Rebecca Hosking at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court.
On top of that, she was fined $5000 and ordered to pay compensation to Medicare totalling $10,558.25.
It is not yet known whether the court's decision will have any bearing on the possibility of regulatory bodies instigating an investigation or actions related to her continuing to practice.
A Medical Council of NSW spokesperson told The Border Mail on Wednesday that it was "prevented under national health professional regulation laws from providing information about individual matters".
"NSW medical practitioners are regulated by both the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission ... and the Medical Council of NSW. The (commission) undertakes initial assessments."
The allegations levelled by police were that she committed the deceptions between January, 2016, and August, 2019.
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