Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
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179 False or misleading statements
(1) A medical practitioner or accredited impairment assessor must not provide to the Commissioner, or to a person who has made or subsequently makes an application for compensation, a medical certificate that contains any information that, to the practitioner's or assessor's knowledge, is false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, in making any application under this Act or providing any particulars or information under this Act, make, or cause to be made, a statement or representation that to the person's knowledge is false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.