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Work Injury Compensation Act

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—(1) Any employer who —(a)for the purpose of defraying or partly defraying the cost of insurance in respect of his liability to pay compensation under this Act, makes any deduction from the earnings of an employee in his employment; or(b)fails to insure himself in accordance with section 23(1) or (2),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —(i)in the case of an offence under paragraph (a), on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and(ii)in the case of an offence under paragraph (b), on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. (2) Any person who —(a)fails to pay compensation in accordance with and within the time specified in this Act;(b)fails to pay the interest in accordance with section 28A(1);(c)makes any statement or furnishes any information to the Commissioner or an investigation officer under this Act which he knows or ought reasonably to know is false in any material particular or is misleading by reason of the omission of any material particular;(d)abets the commission of an offence under this Act;(e)wilfully obstructs or delays the Commissioner or an investigation officer in the exercise of his powers under section 30A; or(f)fraudulently makes any claim for compensation under this Act which he knows to be false in order to induce or deceive the employer or insurer or the Commissioner in making payment of such compensation to him or any other person,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —(i)in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) or (b), on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both;(ii)in the case of an offence under paragraph (c) or (e), on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both;(iii)in the case of an offence under paragraph (d), on conviction to be punished with the punishment provided for that offence; and(iv)in the case of an offence under paragraph (f), on conviction to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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