South Australian Current Acts

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 2012 - 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.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         in the case of an individual—$100 000;

            (b)         in the case of a body corporate—$500 000.

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