Townsville 18 September 2023
| Date | 18 September 2023 |
|---|---|
| Charges | Charges 2, 6, 10 and 14 - False or misleading information x 5 (s534) Other charges discontinued following negotiations |
| Court | Townsville Magistrates Court - A/Magistrate Luxton |
| Plea | Guilty |
| Case | Worker engaged in a calling in the same industry as her pre-injury role and failed to disclose and/or lied about it to the insurer. |
| Facts | The defendant sustained a lower back and psychological injury at work in September 2018, for which she had an accepted compensation claim. The following month, she commenced engaging in a calling in the same type of work without notifying the insurer. She made several false or misleading statements about her capacity to work and her engagement in work. |
| Penalty | Global fine of $4,000 |
| Restitution | N/A |
| Costs | $2,000 |
| Common Law rights extinguished? | No |
| Conviction | Not recorded |
| Consideration for Prevention | A worker must be honest and not misleading in their disclosure of any capacity for or engagement in a calling. |