Clause 71

If the Minister has reason to believe that a relevant person has contravened section 65(1), 66(1), (3) or (4)(b), 67(1), 68(1) or (2)(b), 69(1), (4), (5) or (6) or 70(1) or any requirement mentioned in section 66(5), the Minister may, by written notice, require the relevant person to take any action specified in the notice which the Minister reasonably considers to be necessary to bring the contravention to an end and prevent the recurrence of the contravention.

If the Minister has reason to believe that a relevant HDI of a contributor or user has contravened section 66(4)(a), 67(2) or 68(2)(a) or any requirement mentioned in section 66(5) in relation to the processing of health information on behalf of and for the purposes of the contributor or user (as the case may be), the Minister may, by written notice, require the relevant HDI or the contributor or user (as the case may be) to take any action specified in the notice which the Minister reasonably considers to be necessary to bring the contravention to an end and prevent the recurrence of the contravention.

A person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a direction under subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.