Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 (NO. 125 OF 1997) - SECT 21

21. (1) A person shall not destroy, deface or damage a health record or related material with intent to evade or frustrate the operation of this Act.

(2) A person shall not remove a health record from the Territory with intent to evade or frustrate the operation of this Act.

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.