Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TREATMENT BENEFITS (SPECIAL ACCESS) ACT 2019 - SECT 51

    A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is a practitioner (the practitioner ); and

  (b)   the practitioner dishonestly:

  (i)   asks for a benefit for the practitioner, or for another person; or

  (ii)   receives or obtains a benefit for the practitioner, or for another person; or

  (iii)   agrees to receive or obtain a benefit for the practitioner, or for another person; and

  (c)   the practitioner does so intending:

  (i)   that treatment provided by the practitioner under this Act will be influenced; or

  (ii)   to induce, foster or sustain a belief that such treatment will be influenced.

Penalty:   120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.