Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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prescribed information means any information given
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(a) in a
compensation application; or
(b) in
response to a request made, or a notice given, under section 19; or
(c) in
an application made under section 50(1) or 52(3).
(2) A person who gives
any prescribed information knowing that it is false in a material particular
commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) A court that
convicts a person of an offence under subsection (1) in respect of information
given in or in relation to a compensation application may, in addition to the
sentence it imposes, order the person to repay to the State the whole or a
part of any amount paid to the person under a compensation award made on the
compensation application.