sec.423False or misleading information or documents

### sec.423 False or misleading information or documents A WorkCover officer must not make a statement concerning the affairs of WorkCover to another WorkCover officer or the Minister that the first officer knows is false or misleading in a material particular. A complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) is sufficient if it states that the statement was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge, without specifying which. A WorkCover officer must not give to another WorkCover officer or the Minister a document containing information that the first officer knows is false or misleading in a material particular without— indicating to the recipient that the document is false or misleading and the respect in which the document is false or misleading; and giving the correct information to the recipient if the first officer has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. Maximum penalty— if the contravention is committed with intent to deceive or defraud WorkCover, creditors of WorkCover or creditors of another person or for another fraudulent purpose—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or in any other case—100 penalty units. In this section— WorkCover officer means— a WorkCover director; or a WorkCover employee; or an employee of the employing office or of another government entity or non-Queensland government entity who performs work for WorkCover under a work performance arrangement. s 423 amd 2007 No. 20 s 122 (sec.423-ssec.1) A WorkCover officer must not make a statement concerning the affairs of WorkCover to another WorkCover officer or the Minister that the first officer knows is false or misleading in a material particular. (sec.423-ssec.2) A complaint against a person for an offence against subsection (1) is sufficient if it states that the statement was false or misleading to the person’s knowledge, without specifying which. (sec.423-ssec.3) A WorkCover officer must not give to another WorkCover officer or the Minister a document containing information that the first officer knows is false or misleading in a material particular without— indicating to the recipient that the document is false or misleading and the respect in which the document is false or misleading; and giving the correct information to the recipient if the first officer has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. Maximum penalty— if the contravention is committed with intent to deceive or defraud WorkCover, creditors of WorkCover or creditors of another person or for another fraudulent purpose—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or in any other case—100 penalty units. (sec.423-ssec.4) In this section— WorkCover officer means— a WorkCover director; or a WorkCover employee; or an employee of the employing office or of another government entity or non-Queensland government entity who performs work for WorkCover under a work performance arrangement. - (a) indicating to the recipient that the document is false or misleading and the respect in which the document is false or misleading; and - (b) giving the correct information to the recipient if the first officer has, or can reasonably obtain, the correct information. - (a) if the contravention is committed with intent to deceive or defraud WorkCover, creditors of WorkCover or creditors of another person or for another fraudulent purpose—500 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment; or - (b) in any other case—100 penalty units. - (a) a WorkCover director; or - (b) a WorkCover employee; or - (c) an employee of the employing office or of another government entity or non-Queensland government entity who performs work for WorkCover under a work performance arrangement.