Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL INDEMNITY ACT 2002 - SECT 45

  (1)   This section applies if a person is given a request for information under:

  (a)   subsection   27B(1); or

  (b)   subsection   27C(3); or

  (bab)   subsection   34AB(1); or

  (ba)   subsection   34Y(1); or

  (bb)   subsection   34ZO(1); or

  (bc)   subsection   34ZZH(1); or

  (bd)   subsection   34ZZZE(1); or

  (c)   subsection   38(1); or

  (d)   subsection   44(1).

  (2)   The person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with the request.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (3)   An individual is excused from complying with the request if the giving of the information might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.

  (4)   An offence against subsection   (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .