§ 8 — Provision of licensable healthcare service to be licensed

8.—(1) A person must not provide a licensable healthcare service unless the person —(a)

is authorised to do so by a licence under this Act; or

(b)

is exempt from this section by or under this Act in relation to that licensable healthcare service.

(2) A person that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)

to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; but

(b)

if the person has any previous qualifying conviction, to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

(3) In subsection (2), “qualifying conviction” means —(a)

a conviction for an offence under subsection (2); or

(b)

a conviction (before, on or after the date of commencement of this section) for an offence under section 5(2) of the repealed Act.

—(1) A person must not provide a licensable healthcare service unless the person —(a)

is authorised to do so by a licence under this Act; or

(b)

is exempt from this section by or under this Act in relation to that licensable healthcare service.

(2) A person that contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)

to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; but

(b)

if the person has any previous qualifying conviction, to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

(3) In subsection (2), “qualifying conviction” means —(a)

a conviction for an offence under subsection (2); or

(b)

a conviction (before, on or after the date of commencement of this section) for an offence under section 5(2) of the repealed Act.