Consequences of failure to give information etc. relevant to Act administration
129AACB Consequences of failure to give information etc. relevant to Act administration
A person contravenes this subsection if:
the person is given a notice under subsection 129AACA(1) requiring the person to give information, a document or a thing; and
the person fails to comply with the requirement within:
if the Chief Executive Medicare has, under subsection 129AACA(4), extended the period specified in the notice—the extended period; or
otherwise—the period specified in the notice.
Strict liability offence
A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
Civil penalty
A person is liable for a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty:
for an individual—30 penalty units; and
for a body corporate—150 penalty units.
Subsection (3) does not apply if:
the contravention is brought about by:
another person over whom the defendant has no control; or
a non‑human act or event over which the defendant has no control; and
the defendant could not reasonably be expected to guard against the contravention.
A person who wishes to rely on this subsection in proceedings for a civil penalty order bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 130H).
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