DUTIES ACT 1997 - SECT 259C Insurer to obtain small business declaration DUTIES ACT 1997 - SECT 259C Insurer to obtain small business declaration 259C Insurer to obtain small business declaration (1) A small business exemption does not apply to a contract of insurance unless the insurer obtains from the person who effects or renews the contract of insurance a small business declaration. (2) A "small business declaration" is a declaration by the person, provided in a manner approved by the Chief Commissioner, to the effect that the person is a small business at the time that the contract of insurance is effected or renewed. (3) A person must not provide a small business declaration to an insurer knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular. : Maximum penalty--100 penalty units. (4) In this section, an "insurer" includes an agent or employee of an insurer.
