Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a pathology practitioner; and
(b) the person has entered an arrangement with another practitioner to share the cost of:
(i) employing staff; or
(ii) buying, renting or maintaining items of equipment;
(whether or not the arrangement involves paying money or providing other consideration); and
(c) the other practitioner requests the person to provide pathology services in respect of treatment under this Chapter; and
(d) the person provides those services while the arrangement is in force.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is a pathology practitioner; and
(b) the pathology practitioner has entered an arrangement with a practitioner:
(i) to share a particular space in a building; or
(ii) for one of them to provide space in a building for the other to use or occupy; or
(iii) for one of them to permit the other to use or occupy the building; and
(c) the charges payable under the arrangement are not charges fixed at normal commercial rates; and
(d) the practitioner requests the pathology practitioner to provide pathology services in respect of treatment under this Chapter; and
(e) the pathology practitioner provides those services while the arrangement is in force.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.