Representation by insurance intermediary
35R.—(1)  No insurance intermediary shall, with intent to deceive, make a false or misleading statement as to —
(a)any amount that would be payable in respect of a proposed contract of insurance; or
(b)the effect of any provision of a contract of insurance or a proposed contract of insurance.
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(2)  A reference in subsection (1) to making a misleading statement includes a reference to omitting to disclose any matter that is material to a statement.
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(3)  No insurance intermediary shall, with intent to deceive, in relation to a proposed contract of insurance —
(a)write on a form, being a form that is given or sent to an insurer, any matter that is material to the contract and is false or misleading in a material particular;
(b)omit to disclose to the insurer any matter that is material to the proposed contract;
(c)advise or induce the intending insured to write on a form, being a form that is given or sent to an insurer, any matter that is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(d)advise or induce the intending insured to omit to disclose to the insurer any matter that is material to the proposed contract.
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(4)  No insurance intermediary shall, with intent to deceive, in relation to a claim under a contract of insurance —
(a)fill up, in whole or in part, a form, being a form that is given or sent to an insurer, in such a way that the form is false or misleading in a material particular;
(b)omit to disclose to the insurer any matter that is material to the claim;
(c)induce the insured to fill up, in whole or in part, a form, being a form that is given or sent to the insurer, in such a way that the form is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(d)advise or induce the insured to omit to disclose to the insurer any matter that is material to the claim.
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(5)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (3) or (4) shall, notwithstanding that a contract of insurance does not come into being, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
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