Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156:section:20ba:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00156
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20BA (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 236375–237593

(1) and (3).
 (6) If a referral retained by a physician or specialist, or information as to whether a service was rendered in a circumstance referred to in subsection (3), has been recorded on a film, tape disk or other medium approved by the Minister, in writing, for the purposes of storage and subsequent retrieval when required:
 (a) the retention of the referral or information as so recorded is taken to be a retention of the referral or information; and
 (b) the production of the referral or other information as so recorded is taken to be a production of the referral or information.
 (6A) An offence under subsection (2) or (4) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (7) In this section:
hospital record includes the medical records of a person who received medical treatment in the hospital.
specialist medical service means a professional service specified in an item in the general medical services table as an item that is to be rendered by a consultant physician, or a specialist, in the practice of his or her specialty.
 (8) This section does not apply to a referral issued, or a service rendered, before the commencement of this section.