Women’s Charter 1961 · s 91K

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—(1) Any person who —(a)fails to comply with section 91E(1) or (4) or 91G, or an order of a court under section 91F(1);(b)gives a notice mentioned in section 91E(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 91F(1), which notice or statement the person knows to be false in a material particular; or(c)recklessly gives a notice mentioned in section 91E(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 91F(1), which is false in a material particular,shall, subject to subsection (2), be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.(2) It is a defence for a person charged with failing to comply with section 91E(1) to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the attachment of earnings order to which the failure relates.
Any person who —(a)fails to comply with section 91E(1) or (4) or 91G, or an order of a court under section 91F(1);(b)gives a notice mentioned in section 91E(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 91F(1), which notice or statement the person knows to be false in a material particular; or(c)recklessly gives a notice mentioned in section 91E(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 91F(1), which is false in a material particular,shall, subject to subsection (2), be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
It is a defence for a person charged with failing to comply with section 91E(1) to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the attachment of earnings order to which the failure relates.

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s 91KPenalties for non‑compliance with attachment of earnings order and for giving false notice or statement

(1)

Any person who —

(a)

fails to comply with section 91E(1) or (4) or 91G, or an order of a court under section 91F(1);

(b)

gives a notice mentioned in section 91E(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 91F(1), which notice or statement the person knows to be false in a material particular; or

(c)

recklessly gives a notice mentioned in section 91E(4) or a statement pursuant to an order of a court under section 91F(1), which is false in a material particular,shall, subject to subsection (2), be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2)

It is a defence for a person charged with failing to comply with section 91E(1) to prove that the person took all reasonable steps to comply with the attachment of earnings order to which the failure relates.