Medi Shield Life Scheme Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences
19. False or incorrect health declaration, means declaration or claim application
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A person commits an offence if the person —
makes a health declaration, means declaration or claim application under the Scheme which is false or misleading in a material particular, knowing that the declaration or application is false or misleading in a material particular;
omits any matter or thing without which the health declaration, means declaration or claim application (as the case may be) is misleading in a material particular, knowing that the omission makes the declaration or application misleading; or
provides any information to any person which is false or misleading in a material particular, knowing that —
the information provided is false or misleading in a material particular; and
the information provided may —
be included in a health declaration, means declaration or claim application made under the Scheme;
affect the amount of any benefit or claim to be paid under the Scheme or whether any such benefit or claim is payable; or
affect the amount of any grant, subsidy or benefit to be paid or given under a relevant public scheme or whether any such grant, subsidy or benefit is payable or may be given.
A person shall be liable on conviction of an offence under subsection (1) —
in any case where the person is an individual, to a penalty equal to the relevant amount; or
in any other case, to a penalty equal to 5 times the relevant amount.
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1), with the intention of causing any premium to be undercharged, any benefit or claim to be overpaid under the Scheme or a higher amount of any grant, subsidy or benefit to be given under a relevant public scheme, shall be guilty of an offence under this subsection and shall be liable on conviction of the offence under this subsection —
in any case where the person is an individual —
to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and
in addition, to a penalty equal to 2 times the relevant amount; or
in any other case —
to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and
in addition, to a penalty equal to 4 times the relevant amount.
In this section, “relevant amount” means —
the amount by which any premium has been undercharged as a result of the offence, or that would have been so undercharged if the false or misleading declaration, application or information (as the case may be) had been accepted as correct;
the amount of any benefit or claim under the Scheme that has been overpaid as a result of the offence, or that would have been so overpaid if the false or misleading declaration, application or information (as the case may be) had been accepted as correct; or
the amount of any grant, subsidy or benefit under a relevant public scheme that has been wrongly given as a result of the offence, or that would have been so wrongly given if the false or misleading information had been accepted as correct.