False information
585 False information
A person must not provide orally or in writing or by electronic communication any false or misleading information under this Act, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workers Compensation Act 1958.
- In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.
Subsection (1) is not limited to information in or in connection with any claim, application, certificate or notice under this Act, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workers Compensation Act 1958.
A person must not make a statement knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular—
in a notice given by the person under this Act, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workers Compensation Act 1958; or
in a claim for compensation made by the person; or
in a medical certificate or other document that the person knows may accompany or be supplied in connection with a claim for compensation; or
in a declaration given under section 167(1)(b) of this Act or section 111(1)(b) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.
- In the case of a natural person, 180 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment or both;
In the case of a body corporate, 900 penalty units.
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