WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 233
No contribution from workers
WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 233
No contribution from workers
233 No contribution from workers
(cf 1926 s 48; 1987 s 271)
(1) An employer must not, directly or indirectly,
take or receive any money from a worker, whether by way of deduction from
wages or otherwise, in respect of any liability under this Act (including
under the 1987 Act or the former 1926 Act). : Maximum penalty--100 penalty
units.
(2) Any money so taken or received from a worker, whether with the
consent of the worker or not, may be recovered by the worker as a debt from
the employer, or from the person who took or received it.
(3) To avoid doubt,
a reference in this section to a liability under this Act includes a reference
to a liability to pay a premium for a policy of insurance.
