Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2002 - REG 14

         (2)   If the licence authorised the licensee to accept liability under the Act for payments in respect of injury, loss or damage suffered by, or the death of, any of its employees:

                (a)    the licensee ceases to be liable under the Act for payments in respect of any injury, loss or damage suffered by, or death of, an employee occurring on or after the date when the licence is revoked; and

               (b)    the licensee remains liable under the Act for payments in respect of injury, loss or damage suffered by, or the death of, an employee occurring before the licence was revoked; and

                (c)    Comcare may discharge a liability mentioned in paragraph (b); and

               (d)    the licensee must pay to Comcare the full amount of any liability discharged by Comcare under paragraph (c), unless regulation 14A applies.

         (3)   If the licence authorised the licensee to manage claims:

                (a)    the licensee must not manage a claim in respect of an injury, loss or damage suffered by, or the death of, any of its employees, whenever occurring; and

               (b)    Comcare must manage any claims mentioned in paragraph (a); and

                (c)    the licensee must:

                          (i)    on receiving a claim or a notice or communication about a claim -- give the claim, notice or communication to Comcare; and

                         (ii)    give Comcare all documents, information and assistance reasonably required for Comcare to manage claims by employees of the licensee; and

               (d)    the licensee must pay to Comcare an amount determined by Comcare as the costs incurred by Comcare in managing claims in respect of an injury, loss or damage suffered by, or the death of, any of its employees that occurred while the licensee held a licence, unless regulation 14A applies.

         (4)   An act done, decision made or notice or communication given, received or made by the licensee in managing a claim is taken to have been done, made, given or received by Comcare.

         (5)   If the licensee was a party to a proceedings on a matter arising under the Act that had not been completed on the date of revocation, Comcare is taken for all purposes to be the party to those proceedings in place of the licensee.

         (6)   The Act continues to apply to the licensee and its employees.

         (7)   Comcare is liable under the Act for payments in respect
of injury, loss or damage suffered by, or the death of, an employee of the licensee occurring on or after the date of revocation.

         (8)   The licensee is liable to pay premiums under the Act in respect of liability mentioned in subregulation (7).