Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person (the potential compensation payer ) commits an offence if:
(a) the potential compensation payer has been given a notice under subsection 109(1) or 111(1) in relation to the payment of compensation to a participant or prospective participant; and
(b) the potential compensation payer makes the compensation payment to the participant or prospective participant.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the pecuniary penalty stated above.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) in the case of a notice under section 109--the CEO has given the potential compensation payer written notice that the notice is revoked; or
(b) in the case of a notice under section 111--the potential compensation payer has paid to the Agency the amount specified in the notice; or
(c) the CEO has given the potential compensation payer written permission to pay the amount.
(3) An insurer commits an offence if:
(a) the insurer has been given a notice under subsection 109(2) or 111(2) in relation to a liability to indemnify a person; and
(b) the insurer makes a payment in relation to that liability.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the pecuniary penalty stated above.
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if:
(a) in the case of a notice under section 109--the CEO has given the insurer written notice that the notice is revoked; or
(b) in the case of a notice under section 111--the insurer has paid to the Agency the amount specified in the notice; or
(c) the CEO has given the insurer written permission to pay the amount.