122Payment of unclaimed remuneration

#### 122 Payment of unclaimed remuneration 122 Payment of unclaimed remuneration > > (1) If— > > > > > (a) an employee has left the employment of an employer without being paid the full amount due to the employee in respect of the employment, and > > > > > (b) the employer has been unable, during a period of 30 days after the termination of the employment, to make the payment because the location of the employee is unknown to the employer, and cannot with reasonable diligence be found, > > > > the employer must, immediately after the expiration of that period, pay the full amount to the Treasury. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (2) A receipt issued on behalf of the Treasury for money so paid is a sufficient discharge to an employer for the amount specified in the receipt. > > > (3) The amount so paid is to be paid into the Consolidated Fund. > > > (4) If the Treasurer is satisfied that a person is entitled to money that has been so paid into the Consolidated Fund, the Treasurer is to pay that amount of money to that person.