South Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION (SCHEME REVIEW) AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO 17 OF 2008) - SECT 49

49—Amendment of section 70—Recovery on default

Section 70(1) to (4)—delete subsections (1) to (4) (inclusive) and substitute:

        (1)         Without limiting the operation of Division 6, if an employer—

            (a)         fails or neglects to provide any information when required by or under this Part; or

            (b)         provides any information that the Corporation has reasonable grounds to believe is defective in any respect,

the Corporation may make its own estimates, determinations or assessments (which will then have force by operation of this section).

        (2)         In a case which falls within the ambit of subsection (1)(a) or (b), the Corporation may, in addition to any levy that may be payable, impose on the employer a fine of an amount (not exceeding 3 times the amount assessed) fixed by the Corporation.

        (3)         The Corporation may for any proper reason remit a fine imposed under subsection (2) wholly or in part.