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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.387Offences relating to claims under this division
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### sec.387 Offences relating to claims under this division
A person must not—
by intimidation or by any other act or omission, intentionally hinder, prevent or discourage another person from making an unpaid wages claim or an application under section 386 ; or
make a statement the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular in a notice given for under section 383 or 384 ; or
serve a referred claim on another person under section 383 if the person does not reasonably believe the work under an unpaid wages claim was done for the other person.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
- (a) by intimidation or by any other act or omission, intentionally hinder, prevent or discourage another person from making an unpaid wages claim or an application under section 386 ; or
- (b) make a statement the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular in a notice given for under section 383 or 384 ; or
- (c) serve a referred claim on another person under section 383 if the person does not reasonably believe the work under an unpaid wages claim was done for the other person.