Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(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: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, 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: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
(3) A person shall not fail to comply with a notice given to the person under section 84K.
Penalty: $2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
(4) A person shall not fail to comply with subsection 84DA(5) or 84E(5).
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: $2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, 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 .
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