Health Complaints (Code of Conduct) Regulations 2026
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5 Prescribed offences
(1) In this regulation –
another jurisdiction means –
(a) a State, other than this State; or
(b) a Territory; or
(c) the Commonwealth.
(2) For the purposes of section 56AAB(2)(a)(iii) and section 56AAC(2)(a)(iii) of the Act, the following offences are prescribed:
(a) an offence against the Australian Consumer Law (Tasmania) Act 2010 or an offence against the Australian Consumer Law of another jurisdiction;
(b) an offence against a provision of the Criminal Code Act 1924 , or a similar offence in another jurisdiction;
(c) an indictable offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 , or a similar offence in another jurisdiction;
(d) an offence against the Poisons Act 1971 where the offence has a maximum penalty of 50 penalty units or more, or a similar offence in another jurisdiction;
(e) an offence against Part 2 , Division 1 of Part 3 or Part 8 of the Public Health Act 1997 , or a similar offence in another jurisdiction.