Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019
53Pathology practitioners providing pathology services to persons with whom they have arrangements
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53 Pathology practitioners providing pathology services to persons with whom they have arrangements
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a pathology practitioner; and (b) the person has entered an arrangement with another practitioner to share the cost of: (i) employing staff; or (ii) buying, renting or maintaining items of equipment; (whether or not the arrangement involves paying money or providing other consideration); and (c) the other practitioner requests the person to provide pathology services in respect of treatment under this Act; and (d) the person provides those services while the arrangement is in force.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a pathology practitioner; and (b) the person has entered an arrangement with another practitioner: (i) to share a particular space in a building; or (ii) for one of them to provide space in a building for the other to use or occupy; or (iii) for one of them to permit the other to use or occupy the building; and (c) the charges payable under the arrangement are not charges fixed at normal commercial rates; and (d) the other practitioner requests the person to provide pathology services in respect of treatment under this Act; and (e) the person provides those services while the arrangement is in force.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.