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In forceUpdated to 18 Dec 2023
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Part 2 · Licensing of Healthcare Services

8. Provision of licensable healthcare service to be licensed

(1)

A person must not provide a licensable healthcare service unless the person —

(a)

is authorised to do so by a licence under this Act; or

(b)

is exempt from this section by or under this Act in relation to that licensable healthcare service.

(2)

A person that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

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.

(3)

In subsection (2), “qualifying conviction” means —

(a)

a conviction for an offence under subsection (2); or

(b)

a conviction (before, on or after the date of commencement of this section) for an offence under section 5(2) of the repealed Act.

Part 3

Special Duties of Licensees

Part 3A

Advertisement of Healthcare Services

Part 4

Step-In Arrangements for Designated Licensees

Part 5

Enforcement and Monitoring Compliance

Part 6

Appeals

Part 7

Miscellaneous

Schedules