Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976 No. 31, 1976 - SECT 167

167. (1) A person shall not-

   (a)  make, either orally or in writing, a false or misleading statement in
        connexion with, or in support of, an application for benefit under
        this Act;

   (b)  obtain payment of a benefit under this Act that is not payable;

   (c)  obtain payment of a benefit under this Act by means of a false or
        misleading statement or by means of impersonation; or

   (d)  make or present to an officer exercising powers or performing
        functions in relation to this Act a statement or document that is
        false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty: $500 or imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) In sub-section (1), ''officer'' means the Commissioner, a delegate of the
Commissioner or an officer of the Australian Public Service or an approved
authority, and includes a medical practitioner performing functions for the
purposes of section 16.

(3) A reference in sub-section (1) to this Act shall be read as including a
reference to the superseded Act.