WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 120
This legislation has been repealed.
WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 120
(a)
obtains by dishonest means a payment or other benefit under this Act; or
(b)
dishonestly claims to be entitled to a payment or other benefit under this
Act; or
(c)
dishonestly makes a statement about a claim under this Act knowing the
statement is false or misleading; or
(d)
dishonestly makes an application, or gives a return, under this Act knowing
the application or return to be false or misleading,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $50 000 or imprisonment for one year.
(2) A person
who—
(a)
aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of an offence against subsection (1)
; or
(b)
solicits or incites the commission of any such offence,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for one year.
(3) Where a court
convicts a person of an offence against this section, or finds a person guilty
of such an offence without recording a conviction, the court must, on
application by the Corporation or a self-insured employer, order the person
who committed the offence—
(a) to
make good any loss to the applicant resulting from the commission of the
offence; and
(b) to
reimburse costs incurred by the applicant in investigating and prosecuting the
offence.