6Licensing standards—the Act, ss 5 and 65(3)

6 Licensing standards—the Act, ss 5 and 65(3)

6 Licensing standards—the Act, ss 5 and 65(3)

(1) Schedule 2 prescribes licensing standards that apply to all private health facilities.

(2) Schedule 3 prescribes licensing standards that apply to specified classes of private health facilities.

(3) The licensee of a private health facility must ensure the facility is conducted in accordance with the licensing standards that apply to the facility.

Maximum penalty—5 penalty units.

(4) A licensee is not guilty of an offence under subsection (3) if the licensee—

(a) was not aware of the circumstances giving rise to the alleged offence, and

(b) could not reasonably be expected to have been aware of the circumstances.