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