Written statements for the purposes of section 12
13 Written statements for the purposes of section 12
The written statement referred to in section 12 is a statement by the subcontractor that all remuneration payable to relevant outworkers for work under the contract done during that period has been paid.
The regulations may prescribe the form and content of the written statement.
The subcontractor must keep a copy of any written statement under this section for at least 6 years after it was given.
The written statement is not effective to relieve the principal contractor of liability under section 12 if the principal contractor had, when given the statement, reason to believe it was false.
A subcontractor must not give the principal contractor a written statement knowing it to be false.
- 120 penalty units.
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