29Offences relating to benefit payments

#### 29 Offences relating to benefit payments 29 Offences relating to benefit payments > > (1) A person who, for the purpose of obtaining a pension, lump sum benefit or other payment under this Act or the AUSCOAL Rules, either for himself or herself or for another person— > > > > > (a) makes a statement knowing it to be false or misleading in a material respect, or > > > > > (b) attempts to mislead the Corporate Trustee or any of its officers or employees or the Industrial Relations Commission in Court or any other person, or > > > > > (c) engages in any other kind of fraudulent conduct, > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both. > > > (2) Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) and it is made to appear that, in consequence of such offence the person was wrongly paid any amount by way of pension or lump sum benefit payment, the convicting court may, in addition to the penalty or punishment referred to in that subsection, impose a penalty or additional penalty not exceeding twice the amount so wrongly paid. > > **s 29:** Am 1978 No 28, Sch 1 (38); 1983 No 150, Sch 2 (9); 1990 No 18, Sch 2 (15); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1994 No 85, Schs 1 (17), 3 (48); 1996 No 121, Sch 4.10 \[3\]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.8 \[2\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 2.8.