WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987 - SECT 163B
Issue of stop work order to uninsured employer
WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987 - SECT 163B
Issue of stop work order to uninsured employer
163B Issue of stop work order to uninsured employer
(1) The Authority or an
inspector may issue a stop work order in writing to an employer (other than an
employer who is a self-insurer) if the Authority or inspector reasonably
suspects that the employer does not have a policy of insurance that complies
with this Division.
(2) A stop work order takes effect at the beginning of
the fifth working day after the day on which it is given to the employer and
may be withdrawn at any time by the Authority or an inspector.
(3) A stop
work order is to be withdrawn by the Authority or an inspector as soon as
practicable after the employer to whom the order has been issued produces a
certificate of currency in accordance with section 163A.
(4) After a stop
work order takes effect, the employer to whom it has been issued must (until
the order is withdrawn) ensure that no work is performed for the employer by
any worker of the employer.
: Maximum penalty--500 penalty units or
imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(5) In this section--
"inspector" has the same meaning as in section 238 of the 1998 Act.
