New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 69B

69B Powers of Board to obtain information, records and evidence

(1) If the Board is of the opinion that a person is capable of giving information, producing documents (including medical records) or giving evidence that would assist the Board in making a determination with respect to any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Board under this Division, the Board may, by notice in writing given to the person, require the person to do any one or more of the following:

(a) to give the Board, in writing signed by the person (or, in the case of a corporation, by a competent officer of the corporation), within the time and in the manner specified in the notice, any such information of which the person has knowledge,

(b) to produce to the Board, in accordance with the notice, any such documents,

(c) to appear before the Board or a member of staff of the Board authorised by the President or Deputy President of the Board at a time and place specified in the notice that is reasonable and give any such evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any such documents.

(2) Information and documents may be given or provided to the Board in compliance with this section despite any other Act or law.

(3) A person who is subject to a requirement made under subsection (1) must not:

(a) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with the requirement, or

(b) in purported compliance with the requirement, provide information, documents or evidence knowing the information, documents or evidence to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.