New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES ACT 1988 - SECT 36

36 Unlicensed private hospitals

(1) A person shall not conduct a private hospital unless:

(a) the private hospital is licensed, and

(b) the person is the licensee.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(2) Evidence that, at any premises:

(a) during any month-2 or more persons (not being members of the occupier’s family), or

(b) during any year-6 or more persons (not being members of the occupier’s family),

have been accommodated in the premises shall, if the persons have been provided at the premises with medical, surgical or other treatment, and with ancillary nursing care, be evidence that the premises are a private hospital (whether or not there is any evidence that a charge was made for the treatment).