Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, in applying for legal assistance--
(a) make a false or misleading statement; or
(b) give Legal Aid a document that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units or 3 months imprisonment.
(2) A charge under subsection (1) may allege a statement or document is false or misleading, without specifying which.
(3) An applicant for legal assistance, or a legally assisted person, must not, with intent to deceive or mislead Legal Aid, withhold relevant information the person is required to give Legal Aid under this Act.
Maximum penalty--20 penalty units or 3 months imprisonment.
(4) If--
(a) a legally assisted person is convicted of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) in relation to the person's application for legal assistance; and
(b) Legal Aid incurred an expense in giving the assistance;
the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to pay the amount of the expense to Legal Aid.