Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2011 - SECT 109

109 Misrepresentation

(1) A person must not knowingly or recklessly make a false or misleading representation to another person about that other person’s—

(a) rights or obligations under this Act; or

(b) ability to initiate, or participate in, a process or proceedings under this Act; or

(c) ability to make a complaint or inquiry to a person or body empowered under this Act to seek compliance with this Act.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person to whom the representation is made would not be expected to rely on it.