Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Records Act 2001 - SECT 84

Failure to attend etc. before Health Services Commissioner

84. Failure to attend etc. before Health Services Commissioner



A person or body must not-

   (a)  without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail-

   (i)  to attend before the Health Services Commissioner; or

   (ii) to be sworn or to make an affirmation; or

   (iii) to give information; or

   (iv) to answer a question or produce a document- when so required by the
        Health Services Commissioner under this Act; or

   (b)  wilfully obstruct, hinder or resist the Health Services Commissioner
        or an employee in the office of the Health Services Commissioner or a
        delegate of the Health Services Commissioner in-

   (i)  performing, or attempting to perform, a function or duty under this
        Act; or

   (ii) exercising, or attempting to exercise, a power under this Act; or

   (c)  furnish information or make a statement to the Health Services
        Commissioner knowing that it is false or misleading in a material
        particular.

Penalty: In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units; In any other
case, 60 penalty units. _______________