Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019
50Bribery by medical service providers
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50 Bribery by medical service providers
A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a medical service provider; and (b) the person dishonestly: (i) provides a benefit to another person; or (ii) causes a benefit to be provided to another person; or (iii) offers or promises to provide a benefit to another person; or (iv) causes an offer or a promise to provide a benefit to be made to another person; and (c) the person does so intending to encourage the other person to request a pathology service in respect of treatment provided under this Act.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.