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Section 293 — Social Security Act 2018: Offence of demanding or accepting acknowledgement or undertaking
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293 Offence of demanding or accepting acknowledgement or undertaking (1) A person commits an offence if the person demands or accepts from a beneficiary an acknowledgment or undertaking where that demand, acceptance, acknowledgment, or undertaking would constitute a legal or an equitable assignment of, or a charge on, a benefit if the benefit were capable of being legally assigned or charged. (2) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 84(2)
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