Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TREATMENT BENEFITS (SPECIAL ACCESS) ACT 2019 - SECT 48

    A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is a medical service provider; and

  (b)   the person engages in conduct or omits to engage in conduct; and

  (c)   the conduct or omission causes detriment to another person; and

  (d)   the person engages in the conduct or omits to engage in the conduct intending:

  (i)   the conduct or omission to cause detriment to the other person; and

  (ii)   to encourage the other person to request a pathology service in respect of treatment provided under this Act; and

  (e)   the other person does not consent to the conduct or omission.

Penalty:   120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.