Restrictions on work injury advertisements
80 Restrictions on work injury advertisements
A person must not publish or cause or permit to be published a work injury advertisement if the advertisement—
advertises or otherwise promotes the availability or use of an agent (whether or not a particular agent) to provide agent services, whether or not that is its purpose or only purpose and whether or not that is its only effect, or
includes any reference to or depiction of the recovery of money or a claim for money, or any entitlement to recover money or claim money, in respect of work injury.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A person must not publish or cause or permit to be published a work injury advertisement if the person is engaged in a practice involving, or is a party to an agreement, understanding or other arrangement that provides for, the referral of persons to one or more agents for the provision of agent services in connection with the recovery of money, or an entitlement to recover money, in respect of work injury.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
A person who is a member of a partnership or a director or officer of a body corporate must not expressly, tacitly or impliedly authorise or permit a contravention of subclause (1) or (2) by the partnership or body corporate or by an employee or agent of the partnership or body corporate on behalf of the partnership or body corporate.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
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