Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587:section:312
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00587
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 312
Character Range: 416800–418293

312  Offence for pathology practitioners providing pathology services to persons with whom they have arrangements
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is a pathology practitioner; and
 (b) the person has entered an arrangement with another practitioner to share the cost of:
 (i) employing staff; or
 (ii) buying, renting or maintaining items of equipment;
  (whether or not the arrangement involves paying money or providing other consideration); and
 (c) the other practitioner requests the person to provide pathology services in respect of treatment under this Chapter; and
 (d) the person provides those services while the arrangement is in force.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is a pathology practitioner; and
 (b) the pathology practitioner has entered an arrangement with a practitioner:
 (i) to share a particular space in a building; or
 (ii) for one of them to provide space in a building for the other to use or occupy; or
 (iii) for one of them to permit the other to use or occupy the building; and
 (c) the charges payable under the arrangement are not charges fixed at normal commercial rates; and
 (d) the practitioner requests the pathology practitioner to provide pathology services in respect of treatment under this Chapter; and
 (e) the pathology practitioner provides those services while the arrangement is in force.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.