99Advertisement or promotion of health services

99 Advertisement or promotion of health services

99 Advertisement or promotion of health services

(cf 1991 Act, s 10AN)

A person must not advertise or otherwise promote the provision of a health service in a manner that—

(a) is false, misleading or deceptive, or

(b) is likely to mislead or deceive, or

(c) creates, or is likely to create, an unjustified expectation of beneficial treatment.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—100 penalty units for a first offence or 200 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—500 penalty units for a first offence or 1,000 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.

pt 6, div 3 (ss 90–96): Rep 2017 No 43, Sch 1 [47].