New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1991 - SECT 19

19 Notice by Director-General requiring disclosure of name and address

(1) If authorised to do so by an order of the District Court made under section 18, the Director-General may, by written notice served personally or by post on:

(a) a medical practitioner or other person who has sent a certificate to the Director-General under section 14, or

(b) a medical practitioner who has requested a serological or other test to which a report under section 16 relates,

require the medical practitioner or other person to provide the Director-General, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, with the name and address of the person the subject of the certificate or report.

(2) A medical practitioner or other person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or neglects to comply with the requirement of a notice served on the medical practitioner or other person under this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.