Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
20Unlawfully requiring consent etc
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20 Unlawfully requiring consent etc (1) A person commits an offence if the person threatens or intimidates someone else with the intention of causing the other person— (a) to give a consent under this Act; or (b) to do something without the consent required for it under this Act. (b) the representation is false; and and (d) the person makes the representation with the intention of causing the other person— (i) to give a consent under this Act; or (ii) to do something without the consent required for it under this Act. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the representation is not false in a material particular.
Offences Part 5 (4) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person represents to a consumer that the consumer is legally required to consent to the provision of a health status report to anyone; and (b) the representation is false.