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s 176

Payment obtained by fraud

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Volume 2Parts 6 to 10 (sections 153 to 235)
Part 6Provisions relating to information
Division 3False statements etc.
Subdivision BOffences

176 Payment obtained by fraud

(1)

A person contravenes this subsection if:

(a)

the person obtains a payment:

(i)

of family assistance; or

(ii)

under section 67EB (fee reduction amount); or

(iii)

under section 205A or 205C (business continuity payments); and

(b)

the person does so:

(i)

by means of impersonation; or

(ii)

by fraudulent means.

(2)

A person contravenes this subsection if:

(a)

the person makes a statement; and

(b)

the statement is false or misleading; and

(c)

the person is reckless as to whether the statement is false or misleading; and

(d)

the person obtains, as a result, a payment:

(i)

of family assistance; or

(ii)

under section 67EB (fee reduction amount); or

(iii)

under section 205A or 205C (business continuity payments).

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