Northern Territory Numbered Acts

CANCER (REGISTRATION) ACT 2009 (NO 24 OF 2009) - SECT 9

    (1)     This section applies if a patient in a hospital:

    (a)     is diagnosed with cancer; or

    (b)     dies and cancer is an underlying cause of death.

    (2)     The person in charge of the hospital must give the Registrar the prescribed details for the patient:

    (a)     for a patient diagnosed with cancer – within 7 days after the patient is diagnosed; or

    (b)     for a patient who dies – within 7 days after the patient dies.

Fault element:     Strict liability offence.

Maximum penalty:     5 penalty units.

    (3)     Subsection (2) does not require a person to give prescribed details not reasonably available to the person.