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Healthcare Services Act 2020 · s 8
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Healthcare Services Act 2020 · s 8
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A person must not provide a licensable healthcare service unless the person —
is authorised to do so by a licence under this Act; or
is exempt from this section by or under this Act in relation to that licensable healthcare service.
A person that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; but(b)if the person has any previous qualifying conviction, to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
In subsection (2), “qualifying conviction” means —
a conviction for an offence under subsection (2); or
a conviction (before, on or after the date of commencement of this section) for an offence under section 5(2) of the repealed Act.