Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person must not,
without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement of, or a
direction given by, an authorised officer exercising a serious public health
incident power.
Penalty for an offence under this subsection: a
fine of $20 000.
(2) Subsection (1)
does not apply unless, when the authorised officer makes the requirement or
gives the direction, the authorised officer informs the person that a failure
to comply with the requirement or direction may constitute an offence.
(3) A person must
comply with a requirement or direction referred to in subsection (1) despite
the provisions of any other written law, and —
(a) no
civil or criminal liability is incurred as a result of that compliance; and
(b)
complying with the requirement or direction is not to be regarded as —
(i)
a breach of any duty of confidentiality or secrecy
imposed by law; or
(ii)
a breach of professional ethics, professional standards
or any principles of conduct applicable to the person’s employment; or
(iii)
unprofessional conduct.