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Health Services Act 1988
110DProprietor to inform Secretary of serious risk to patient health or safety
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110D Proprietor to inform Secretary of serious risk to patient health or safety
The proprietor of a health service establishment must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to inform the Secretary that there is a serious risk to patient health or safety in relation to health services provided at, or from, the health service establishment as soon as practicable after the proprietor—
(a) receives notice of a serious risk from an agency administrating an approved accreditation scheme in relation to the health service establishment; or
(b) has any other reason to believe that there is a serious risk to patient health or safety.
Penalty: 20 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
100 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
S. 111 amended by Nos 13/1998 s. 6, 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 18/2004 s. 18, substituted by No. 34/2019 s. 54.