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Healthcare Services Act 2020 · s 19

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s 19Security deposit

(1)

The Director-General may, upon granting a licence, require a licensee to give a performance bond, guarantee or other form of security on the terms and conditions and of the amount that the Director-General considers appropriate —

(a)

to ensure that the provisions of this Act and the conditions of the licence will be duly observed; and

(b)

to meet any financial penalty arising out of any proceedings under section 20 against the licensee.

(2)

If a licensee fails to pay any financial penalty ordered under section 20, the Director-General may enforce the payment by forfeiting the whole or any part of any security deposit placed by the licensee under this section.