Brisbane 18 January 2024
| Date | 18 January 2024 |
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| Charges |
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| Court | Beenleigh Magistrates Court |
| Plea | Guilty |
| Case | Worker lied about working in his own business during this compensation claim. |
| Facts | The defendant injured his shoulder in May 2020 working as a mill operator. At the time, he ran his own business and worked both as a performer and administrating the business. In October 2020, the defendant undertook a performance as part of his business which he organised and was paid for. The following day, he told the insurer that he had a business but was not receiving any money for it. |
| Penalty | $1,500 global fine |
| Restitution | Nil |
| Costs | $7,399.56 |
| Common Law rights extinguished? | No |
| Conviction | Not recorded |
| Consideration for Prevention | Misleading information must not be given. |