Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090:section:84l
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00090
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 84L
Character Range: 128792–130025

84L  Offences
 (1) An approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority shall not issue a concession card or an entitlement card to a person who is not eligible to be issued with such a card.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units, or both.
 (2) An approved pharmacist, approved medical practitioner, approved hospital authority or public hospital authority shall not include in a concession card or an entitlement card, as the name of a member of a person's family, the name of a person who is not a member of the person's family.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 50 penalty units, or both.
 (3) A person shall not fail to comply with a notice given to the person under section 84K.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units, or both.
 (4) A person shall not fail to comply with subsection 84DA(5) or 84E(5).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units, or both.
 (5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (5). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

Division 2—Supply of pharmaceutical benefits