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Ombudsman Act 1976
20ZHBResponsibility to provide facilities and assistance
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#### 20ZHB Responsibility to provide facilities and assistance
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is the occupier of, or is in charge of, a place mentioned in paragraph 20SA(a); and
(b) the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman exercises, or purports to exercise, the powers mentioned in paragraph 20SA(b) in relation to the place; and
(c) the person does not provide the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman with reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of those powers.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is the occupier of, or is in charge of, a place entered mentioned in paragraph 20TA(a); and
(b) the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman exercises, or purports to exercise, the powers mentioned in paragraph 20TA(b) in relation to the place; and
(c) the person does not provide the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman with reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of those powers.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.