Failure to give free prescription on request
76 Failure to give free prescription on request
Subject to subsection (2), an optometrist or orthoptist or a medical practitioner who prescribes an optical appliance for a person must give the person a free copy of the prescription on request.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
In the case of a contact lens, an obligation under subsection (1) does not arise until after the relevant person has finished prescribing and fitting the lens.
A person who dispenses an optical appliance for a person on and in accordance with the prescription of an optometrist, orthoptist or medical practitioner must give the person a free copy of the prescription on request.
Maximum penalty: $5 000.
A prescription provided under subsection (1) or (3) must contain all information required to fabricate accurately the relevant optical appliance, as specified by the Optometry Board of
Australia from time to time.
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