New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - SECT 99

99 Advertisement or promotion of health services

(cf 1991 Act, s 10AN)
A person must not advertise or otherwise promote the provision of a health service in a manner that--

(a) is false, misleading or deceptive, or

(b) is likely to mislead or deceive, or

(c) creates, or is likely to create, an unjustified expectation of beneficial treatment.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--100 penalty units for a first offence or 200 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation--500 penalty units for a first offence or 1,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.