Workers’ compensation fraud is a growing concern for Australian employers, insurers, and regulators. Fraudulent claims undermine the workers compensation system, drive up premiums, disrupt workplaces, and divert support from genuinely injured workers.
The NSW man was charged with obtaining a financial advantage by deception under section 192E(1)(b) of the NSW Crimes Act 1900 and ordered to repay $22,675.88 plus $9,346.95 in prosecution costs. SIRA found he received weekly workers compensation benefits from March 2018 to July 2019 but failed to disclose that he began working for another employer in November 2018. As a result, he unlawfully received $22,675.88 in benefits, which he must now reimburse.
SIRA Chief Executive Adam Dent said:
“Wilful acts of fraud where workers double dip can undermine the ability of the workers’ compensation scheme to provide care and support for genuinely injured workers.”
“SIRA has, and will continue to, investigate and prosecute allegations of fraud against the NSW workers compensation scheme.”
“Prosecutions like this one send a clear message of deterrence.”
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Source: SIRA
Title: Man sentenced for workers compensation fraud
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