Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152:section:103
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00152
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 103
Character Range: 258363–258900

103  Penalty on officer neglecting to enrol claimants
 (1) Any officer who receives a claim for enrolment or transfer of enrolment and who fails to do everything necessary on his or her part to be done to secure the enrolment of the claimant in pursuance of the claim commits an offence.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the officer has a just excuse for the failure.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).