HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 - SECT 21 Destroying etc health records and related material
HEALTH RECORDS (PRIVACY AND ACCESS) ACT 1997 - SECT 21
Destroying etc health records and related material(1) A person commits an offence if the person destroys, defaces or damages a health record or related material with the intention of evading or frustrating the operation of this Act.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person removes a health record from the ACT with the intention of evading or frustrating the operation of this Act.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.