--- title: [Webinar] Card Surcharge Ban | Surgical Partners description: Join Surgical Partners for practical webinars on the 1 October surcharge ban, contractor doctor pay calculations, payroll tax and practice accounting. --- ![Surgical Partners logo](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/SP-Logo-web_Artboard-4.png?width=1362&height=657&name=SP-Logo-web_Artboard-4.png) Surgical Partners - Webinar Series # The card surcharge ban is coming. Is your practice ready? ##### From 1 October 2026, practices can no longer surcharge patients on eftpos, Mastercard or Visa. With most practices currently passing these fees to patients, managers face three options before the deadline: absorb the merchant costs, adjust patient fees or shift their payment mix. In this session, Surgical Partners breaks down the RBA ruling - including exempt payment methods like Amex and PayPal - and works through the arithmetic of each strategy. Learn how to model the financial impact, protect practice margins and manage doctor pay calculations in contractor practices before the deadline. Wed 16 September 2026 · 12:30–1:15pm AEST ![Brendan Campbell, Director, Prosperity Health](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/sp-partners-Brendan-Campbell-director-prosperity-health.png?width=1572&height=1258&name=sp-partners-Brendan-Campbell-director-prosperity-health.png) **Brendan Campbell** Director, Prosperity Health ![Marcus Wilson, Founder & CEO, Surgical Partners](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/p201311212_Marcus-0532.jpeg?width=505&height=450&name=p201311212_Marcus-0532.jpeg) **Marcus Wilson** Founder & CEO, Surgical Partners ![Daniel Hamilton, Head of Growth, Surgical Partners](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Daniel%20linkedin.jpg?width=2000&height=1335&name=Daniel%20linkedin.jpg) **Daniel Hamilton** Head of Growth, Surgical Partners #### Missed the webinar? The live session ran on 16 September. Complete the form and we'll email you the white paper and a link to the recording. --- > "I'm here to turn the industry on its head, to completely change the cost base of the way health care is delivered. Let's take a scalpel to the bloated back office functions that tie up medical accounting, and result in doctors wasting time on paperwork." Marcus Wilson Founder & CEO, Surgical Partners --- What you'll learn ## How the surcharge ban changes the way patients pay you from 1 October In this short session, we'll walk you through exactly what changes and what it means for your bottom line. You will leave with practical steps to manage the transition, protect practice margins and minimise your risk before the deadline.  ### How you'll be impacted Understand your compliance risk, key deadlines and the exact boundaries of the RBA ruling, including exempt payment channels like Amex, Diners Club, PayPal and Buy Now Pay Later. ### What your options are Work through the financial mechanics of your three options: absorbing merchant fees, adjusting patient consult rates or shifting your payment mix to protect practice margins. ### Who absorbs the cost See how non-surcharging flows through contractor practice structures, including who wears the cost and how it alters what the doctor receives. [Save Your Seat](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) ## Our speakers ![Brendan Campbell, Director, Prosperity Health](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hubfs/sp-partners-Brendan-Campbell-director-prosperity-health.png) ### Brendan Campbell Director, Prosperity Health Specialising in **business advisory, taxation and structuring for medical and healthcare businesses**, Brendan works closely with practice owners to improve profitability, navigate change and make informed strategic decisions that support long-term growth. With extensive experience advising healthcare businesses, Brendan provides practical guidance on financial management, business performance and operational challenges facing the sector. ![p201311212\_Marcus-0532](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hubfs/p201311212_Marcus-0532.jpg) ### Marcus Wilson Founder & CEO Hear from the practice management platform that now handles the financial administration of **more than 7,000 doctors** across Australia and New Zealand. It was from inside a global health provider, Marcus built Surgical Partners, tired of wrestling with fragmented billing and reconciliation to close the billing gap. ![Daniel linkedin](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hubfs/Daniel%20linkedin.jpg) ### Daniel Hamilton Head of Growth With over **ten years building scalable teams and processes** across healthcare and legal SaaS, his hands-on healthcare exposure, paired with his commercial background, puts Dan on the front line with the accountants, bookkeepers and practice owners navigating today's billing and compliance pressures. --- ![Surgical Partners Logo](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/SP-Logo-web_Artboard-4.png?width=200&height=96&name=SP-Logo-web_Artboard-4.png "Surgical Partners Logo") ### About **Surgical Partners** Surgical Partners offers a financial management platform that gives doctors real billings visibility, as well as providing medical practices with financial automation workflows. The fast-growing med-tech platform integrates practice management systems (PMS) with accounting systems, facilitating digital bank reconciliation and the real-time division of doctors' billings into practice share and doctor share.   [Save Your Seat](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) ## Upcoming webinars in this series ### The surcharge ban and who absorbs the cost The ban started on 1 October. Brendan Campbell from Prosperity Health works through the three options: absorb merchant fees, adjust patient fees or shift your payment mix.  Replay On Demand 45 mins [Watch the replay](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) ### Contractor agreements: Does the paperwork match the practice? With Avant Law and William Buck. Connect your agreements, service fees and flow of funds.  Wed 28 Oct 12:30pm AEDT 45 mins [Save your seat](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) ### Card payments after the ban Patient surcharges have ended, but card strategies on practice expenses remain valuable. With Lessn, see how exempt card channels like Amex can extend cash flow and earn reward points. Wed 4 Nov 12:30pm AEDT 1 hour [Register Now](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) ### Getting paid without the card When passing on card fees stops, card acceptance eats directly into margins. With Azupay, learn how PayTo and PayID lower processing costs and streamline contractor doctor payouts Wed 25 Nov 12:30pm AEDT 45 mins [Register Now](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) ### The reconciliation illusion Balancing and being accurate are not the same thing. Get a practical December close checklist to catch hidden errors, verify doctor splits and start the new year with clean books. Wed 9 Dec 12:30pm AEDT 45 mins [Register Now](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) [Register Now](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/webinars/card-surcharge-ban#register) We’re proud to partner with Med-Tech industry leaders in practice management and accounting.  ![sp-integration-xero-connected-app](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/partner-logos/sp-integration-xero-connected-app.png?width=1225&height=600&name=sp-integration-xero-connected-app.png) ![sp-integration-pracsoft](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hubfs/partner-logos/sp-integration-pracsoft.svg) ![sp-integration-bluechip](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hubfs/partner-logos/sp-integration-bluechip.svg) ![sp-integration-zedmed](https://learn.surgicalpartners.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/partner-logos/sp-integration-zedmed.png?width=2000&name=sp-integration-zedmed.png) Join Over 7,000 Doctors in Australia and New Zealand ## Simplify your **practice today** Improve financial performance and gain greater visibility while you create efficiencies. 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