Western Australian Current Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 175D

175D .         Offences

        (1)         A person who —

            (a)         obstructs or interferes with the performance by an inspector of any of the inspector’s functions under this Act; or

            (b)         contravenes a requirement made by an inspector under this Act; or

            (c)         provides to an inspector an answer or information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or

            (d)         gives any information that is false or misleading in a certificate referred to in section 175B(1)(f); or

            (e)         directly or indirectly prevents another person from complying with a requirement under this Act,

                commits an offence.

        Penalty: $5 000.

        (2)         A person is not excused from complying with a requirement to answer any question on the ground that the answer to the question might be incriminating or render the person liable to a penalty, but an answer given by the person is not admissible in evidence against the person in any civil or criminal proceedings other than proceedings for perjury or for an offence under this section arising out of the false or misleading nature of that answer.

        [Section 175D inserted: No. 34 of 1999 s. 46(1).]

        [Heading inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 129.]