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to that employee or that dependant, as the case may be.".
(2) The amendment made by sub-section (1) applies only in relation to an
injury sustained by a person after that sub-section comes into operation.
80. Before section 115 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted in Part IX:

Indictable offence
"114. (1) An offence against sub-section 24a (1) is an indictable offence and, subject to sub-section (3), is punishable on conviction by a fine not
exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years.
"(2) Notwithstanding that the offence referred to in sub-section (1) is an indictable offence, a court of summary jurisdiction may hear and determine proceedings in respect of that offence if the court is satisfied that it is proper to do so and the defendant and the prosecutor consent.
"(3) Where, in accordance with sub-section (2), a court of summary jurisdiction convicts a person of the offence referred to in sub-section (1), the penalty that the court may impose is a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months.".

Double benefits
81. (1) Section 121 of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(1) In this section—
         'relevant compensation' means compensation recoverable under a law of a State or of a Territory, or of a country other than Australia, relating to workers' compensation;
         'employer' means the Commonwealth or a prescribed authority of the Commonwealth.";

(b) by inserting in sub-section (3) "relevant" before "compensation" (second               occurring);
(c) by omitting from sub-section (3) ", under a law of a State or Territory or of               a country other than Australia";
(d) by omitting from sub-section (4) "compensation is paid under a law of a               State or Territory or of a country other than Australia" and substituting               "relevant compensation is paid";
(e) by inserting in sub-section (5) "relevant" before "compensation" (second               occurring); and
(f) by omitting from sub-section (5) "under a law of a State or Territory, or  under a law of a country other than Australia,".
(2) The amendments made by sub-section (1) apply only in relation to an  injury, loss or damage sustained by a person after those amendments come               into operation.
82. (1) After section 121 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Compensation where prescribed compensation payable
"121a. (1) In this section—
     'prescribed compensation' means compensation recoverable under a prescribed law;
     'prescribed law' means a law of a State or of a Territory that provides for the payment of compensation, other than workers' compensation, and is declared by the regulations to be a prescribed law for the purposes of this Act;
     'workers' compensation' means compensation payable to