False information, offence of giving
70 False information, offence of giving
In this section —
prescribed information means any information given —
in a compensation application; or
in response to a request made, or a notice given, under section 19; or
in an application made under section 50(1) or 52(3).
A person who gives any prescribed information knowing that it is false in a material particular commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
A court that convicts a person of an offence under subsection (1) in respect of information given in or in relation to a compensation application may, in addition to the sentence it imposes, order the person to repay to the State the whole or a part of any amount paid to the person under a compensation award made on the compensation application.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed information
). Made under this Act:
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