New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MOTOR ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION ACT 1999 - SECT 117

117 False claims

(cf s 65 MAA)
A person who makes a statement knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular--

(a) in an accident notification form under Part 3.2, or

(b) in a notice of a claim given to a person or an insurer under Part 4.2, or

(c) in the course of the assessment of a claim under Part 4.4, or

(d) when otherwise furnishing information to any person concerning a motor accident or any claim relating to a motor accident,

: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both.