Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 145S

    (1)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is an employer; and

        (b)     does not hold a compulsory insurance policy with a licensed insurer; and

        (c)     fails to hold a self-insurer licence.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note     Section 147A requires an employer to maintain a compulsory insurance policy with a licensed insurer unless the employer is a licensed self-insurer.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is an employer; and

        (b)     the person falsely represents that the person holds a self-insurer licence.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.