Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 - SECT 13

Written statements for the purposes of section 12

13. Written statements for the purposes of section 12



(1) The written statement referred to in section 12 is a statement by the
subcontractor that all remuneration payable to relevant outworkers for work
under the contract done during that period has been paid.

(2) The regulations may prescribe the form and content of the written
statement.

(3) The subcontractor must keep a copy of any written statement under this
section for at least 6 years after it was given.

(4) The written statement is not effective to relieve the principal contractor
of liability under section 12 if the principal contractor had, when given the
statement, reason to believe it was false.

(5) A subcontractor must not give the principal contractor a written statement
knowing it to be false.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.