Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Police Regulation Act 1958 - SECT 52

Penalty for obtaining pension etc. by fraud

52. Penalty for obtaining pension etc. by fraud



(1) Every person who obtains or attempts to obtain for himself or for any
other person-

   (a)  any pension gratuity or allowance under this Division or any payment
        on account thereof; or

   (b)  the return of any rateable deductions from pay under this Division-

by means of any false declaration, false certificate, false representation,
false evidence, or personation, or by malingering or feigning disease or
infirmity, or by maiming or injuring himself, or causing himself to be maimed
or injured, or otherwise producing disease or infirmity, or by any other
fraudulent conduct, shall be liable on conviction on presentment to
imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, or on summary conviction
to imprisonment for a term of not more than three months or to a penalty of
not more than 0×5 penalty unit, and in any case to forfeit any pension
gratuity allowance or other sum so obtained.

(2) Any penalty imposed or sum forfeited for an offence under this section
shall be paid into the Scheme.

Rateable deductions

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