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Motor Accidents Act 1988
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65 False claims
65 False claims
A person who makes a statement knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular:
(a) in a report under section 42 (report of motor accident), or
(b) in a notice of a claim given to a person or an insurer for the purposes of section 43, or
(c) when otherwise furnishing information to any person concerning a motor accident or any claim relating to a motor accident,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.
s 65: Am 1989 No 47, Sch 1 (30).