Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 162

    (1)     An employer commits an offence if—

        (a)     the employer gives information in a relevant statement to an approved insurer; and

        (b)     the employer does so knowing that the information—

              (i)     is false or misleading; or

              (ii)     omits anything without which the information is misleading.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (2)     An employer commits an offence if—

        (a)     the employer gives information in a relevant statement to an approved insurer; and

        (b)     the employer does so knowing that the information—

              (i)     is false or misleading; or

              (ii)     omits anything without which the information is misleading; and

        (c)     the approved insurer relies on the information to work out the premium for a compulsory insurance policy for the person; and

        (d)     the premium worked out by the approved insurer for the policy is less than the premium would be if the person gave the correct information.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.

    (3)     In this section:

"relevant statement" means a statement provided by an employer for any of the following provisions:

        (a)     section 155 (2) (Information for insurers on application for issue or renewal of policies);

        (b)     section 156 (2) and (3) (Information for insurers after renewal of policies);

        (c)     section 157 (2) (Information for insurers after end or cancellation of policies);

        (d)     section 159 (1) (Six-monthly information for insurers).