Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Home Deposit Assistance Act 1982 No. 40 of 1982 - SECT 61

61. (1) A person shall not-

   (a)  in connection with, or in support of, an application for a grant; or

   (b)  with intent to deceive an officer,
make, whether orally or in writing, a statement that, to his knowledge, is
false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

(2) A person shall not obtain payment of a grant by means of a statement that,
to his knowledge, is false or misleading in a material particular or by means
of impersonation or a fraudulent device.

Penalty: $2,000 or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.

(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence against this section, the court
may, in addition to imposing a penalty in respect of the offence, order him to
pay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount of any grant under this
Act paid in consequence of the act, failure or omission in respect of which he
was convicted.