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DENTAL BENEFITS ACT 2008 (NO. 41, 2008) - SECT 48

Strict liability offence--particulars not set out in assignment agreement

             (1)  A dental provider commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the dental provider, or a person acting on his or her behalf, enters into an agreement under subsection 12(2) with another person; and

                     (b)  particulars relating to the dental service are required, by the approved form, to be set out in the agreement; and

                     (c)  the dental provider has not caused the particulars to be set out in the agreement before the other person signs the agreement.

Penalty:  10 penalty units.

             (2)  An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

             (3)  In this section:

"approved form" means the form approved for the purposes of subsection 12(2).



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