89Notice of departure from Australia etc.

89  Notice of departure from Australia etc.

 (1) This section applies to a person to whom payments of compensation under any of sections 28 to 30 are being made, and have been made for a total period of 3 months or longer, by Comcare.

 (2) If the person proposes to leave Australia (whether or not the person proposes to return to Australia), the person may give Comcare a notice in writing:

 (a) stating that the person proposes to leave Australia; and

 (b) specifying the day on which the person proposes to leave.

 (3) If the person has left Australia (whether or not the person proposes to return to Australia) without giving a notice of the kind referred to in subsection (2) to Comcare, the person must, within 7 days after the day on which the person left Australia, give Comcare a notice in writing:

 (a) stating that the person has left Australia; and

 (b) specifying the day on which the person did so.

 (4) If the person is absent from Australia for a period of more than 3 months, the person must:

 (a) within 7 days after the expiration of the period of 3 months commencing on the day on which the person left Australia; and

 (b) within 7 days after the expiration of each successive period of 3 months (if any) ending while the person is still absent from Australia;

give Comcare a notice in writing setting out particulars of the residential address of the person on the day on which the notice is given.

 (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (3) or (4); and