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Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002
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#### 70 Intimidation, threats or misrepresentation
70 Intimidation, threats or misrepresentation
> > (1) A person must not, by threat, intimidation or misrepresentation, persuade or attempt to persuade an individual—
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> > > (a) to refrain from making or pursuing—
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> > > > (i) a request for access to health information, or
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> > > > (ii) a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner or the Tribunal under Part 6, or
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> > > > (iii) an application under Part 5 of the PPIP Act with respect to the alleged contravention of a Health Privacy Principle or a health privacy code of practice, or
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> > > (b) to withdraw such a request, complaint or application.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person must not, by threat, intimidation or false representation, require another person—
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> > > (a) to give a consent under this Act, or
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> > > (b) to do, without consent, an act for which consent is required.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.