Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 (NO. 125 OF 1997) - SECT 20

20. (1) A person shall not, by any unlawful threat or intimidation, or by any false representation, require or purport to require another person—

        (a)     to give a consent under this Act; or

        (b)     to do, without the requisite consent, any act for which a consent under this Act is required.

(2) A person shall not make a false representation to a consumer that the consumer is legally required to consent to the provision of a health status report to any person.

Penalty:

        (a)     if the offender is a natural person—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;

        (b)     if the offender is a body corporate—250 penalty units.